If you needed any more proof of just how edgy and relevant a play about 19th century photography can be, take a look at what's being published by the University of California Press:

On Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War

The book itself doesn't come out until November, but then, one of the perks of toiling in the vineyards of Catholic journalism all day while other members of the remain blissfully(?) unemployed is all the advanced review copies of new books I get on a daily basis. So I'm expecting a copy of the book sometime next week. Expect to hear from me soon.