Civil War Smoke Break, 1865

‘Tintype portrait of a group of Union officers of the the 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment smoking pipes and cigars and drinking wine during the Civil War’      

The Intoxicating Twain of Hasheesh, 1865

“I think these hundreds of princely costumes are changed every fifteen minutes during half the night; splendid pageants are filing about the stage constantly, yet one seems never to see the same dress twice. The final grand transformation scene is Read More …