The Treatment of Hemp, 1925

‘The Treatment of Hemp’ photographed by Karel Plicka.   Prislop, Slovakia 1925    

Woman Sitting at Spinning Wheel, 1890

‘Woman sitting at spinning wheel inside Curman Villa’ cyanotype.   Lysekil, Sweden 1890        

English Women in Constantinople, 1873

‘English women in Constantinople’ cabinet card photographed by Pascal Sébah.  Istanbul, Turkey 1873      

Coffee Seller, 1870

‘Coffee seller’ photographed by Abdullah Frères in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey 1870        

Turkish Delight, 19th Century

A Turkish threesome enjoying a smoke,  cdv (carte de visite) Studio portrait.  Constantinople,Turkey  1860-80    

Gourd Waterpipe, 1880

‘Men outside a hut’ smoking a water pipe made from a gourd,  taken by Antoin Sevruguin,  Qajar, Iran  1880-1900     Tis the season, have you picked out that perfect gourd yet?       The look when you don’t Read More …

EPA Smoke Spot, 1973

the Cedar Woods of Lankey, Texas 1973 EPA Approved Smoke Spot “In the 1970s, the newly created Environmental Protection Agency commissioned nearly 100 photographers to document environmental issues around the country. Marc St. Gil was assigned to record images related Read More …

Reclining Woman with Hookah Pipe, 1900

Reclining woman with a hookah pipe photographed by James Arthur, 1900