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A Historical Photo Shows a group of Cowboys with Pipes Upside Down in their Mouths. What’s that About?

by | Oct 12, 2018 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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A historical photo shows a group of cowboys with pipes upside down in their mouths. What’s that about? Irv Ferguson Coolidge, Arizona Yep, I’ve seen that one before. The cowboys might have been clowning for the camera, but carrying your pipe upside down in your mouth was common in wet climates. If the tobacco’s packed right, the ashes won’t fall out. Marshall Trimble is Arizona’s official historian and vice president of the Wild West History Association. His latest book is Arizo


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