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[–]beerandfanta 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

his death aint gonna make me smile

[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Around 1800 the Royal Navy style was changing from officers wearing their hats as in his picture to wearing them from front to back. Maybe the new style had not caught on in the US by 1850.

[–]SierraKiloBravo[S] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Wearing them in the opposite direction is much more aerodynamic for use on ships