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Able Seaman Thomas Fleming Walker, c 1900

Moustaches have long been a favourite of sailors and sea captains. This album highlights images from the museum’s collection spanning the Victorian era to the 1980s. Do you know your moustaches? This selection of photographs includes timeless classics such as the ‘Chevron’, the ‘Dali’ and the ‘Handlebar’. There will also be lesser known styles such as the ‘Walrus’, ‘Toothbrush’, ‘Horseshoe’, ‘Pencil’, and the ‘ Lampshade’.

 

The Australian National Maritime Museum undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. If you can identify a person, vessel or landmark, write the details in the Comments box below. Thank you for helping caption this important historical image.

 

ANMM Collection 00054875.

 

Find out more about Maritime Moustaches on our blog and website.

 

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Uploaded on February 2, 2018
Taken on September 9, 2016