Weedhead Tramp, 1944

‘Weedhead, Tramp’, Phyllis Stalnaker mugshot from the old San Diego police headquarters museum at Seaport. San Diego, California 1944    

Fumador de Kif, 1876

‘Fumador de Kif’ (Kief Smoker) by Emilio Sala Frances  1876  

A Reclining Turk, 1844

‘A Reclining Turk’ by Henri Charles Antoine Baron  1844      

Teasing, 19th century

‘Teasing the maid in the kitchen’ by Adrianus van Doorn 19th century    

Spark of Nature’s Fire, 1944

“Give me a spark o’ Nature’s fire, That’s a’ the learning I desire.” – by Robert Burns from ‘Epistle To J. Lapraik’ (An Old Scottish Bard) 1785     Woman smokes from a water pipe, photographed by John Gutmann –  India Read More …

Spirit Way, 1871

‘Man smokes a pipe next to the stone animals along the road to the Ming Tombs’,  Spirit Way near Beijing, China 1871-72     Spirit Way, China 1860   Spirit Way, China present day  

Happy Campers, 1949

‘A young Yemenite nurse reading from a newspaper to new immigrants’,  Rosh Ha’ayin Camp 1949  

Victorian Woman Rolling, 19th Century

Victorian woman rolling a smoke, Hand colored postcard 19th Century  

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 …

Mr. Burroughs in Morocco, 1892

‘Cafe with a view’, Tangiers, Morocco 1940     Mr. Burroughs in Morocco   He smokes hashish, has visions, and sets out to the English chemist in quest of an antidote. Mr. Burroughs’s peregrinations recently brought him to the city Read More …