Tin Types #2 - Men's Fashion

The little tin types tells us a lot about what men were wearing circa 1860-1890. However you won't see many of these fashions, including the hats, in sources that document the fashion of the time.  One of the reasons is that  many of these men lived in small towns and rural areas, where their immigrant culture and traditions may have played a larger role in their clothing choice than the prevailing fashion. Although I don't know where all of these photos were taken, the few that are labeled are from upstate New York and Pennsylvania. It's likely that most of these are also from that area.

I am not an expert on men's hats, so if any of you have ideas about these please let me know.  The one on the right in the back row looks Tirolean to me. How about the one on the very left? Eastern European? In any case, it's a great variety of hat styles. These guys were probably at a county fair and had their picture taken by a traveling photographer with a very plain background and grass underfoot.

The clothing in the next three photos looks Bavarian or Swiss to me, especially the cut of the jackets.

While these guys look very western, I'm guessing they were actually Pennsylvania farmers.

Here are a few more fellows for our fashion line up.