rare cdv man smoking unusual hookah opium pipe carson or virginia city nevada pet This is a clear glass

This is a clear glass ambro with painted back glass

Mat is stamped three times along the top

before heading to Austria on a three month leave

including a crease

Bernardine Wachter

rare cdv man smoking unusual hookah opium pipe carson or virginia city nevada pet This is a clear glassOriginal CDV of a man smoking through an unusual looking device, maybe technically a hookah opium pipe? But it's smaller than in pics I've seen, fitting in one hand. There is no studio imprint or ID on the blank back, but this was from an album with many 1860s and 1870s CDVs by Carson City and Virginia City, Nevada studios, so I think it's very likely this was taken there as well. About 4" x 2. 5" with a blank back, as produced. Some condition issues,