Moss street art
“It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are… than to breathe the clearer atmosphere below them, and think that you are in paradise.” ― Henry David Thoreau Moss street art, Dr Read More …
Month: June 2017
Law of the Indies, 1545
“Remember, the prince is like a mirror exposed to the eyes of all his subjects who continually look to him as a pattern on which to model themselves, and who in consequence without much trouble discover his vices and virtues.” Read More …
Three women in a hemp field, undated
“The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open Read More …
Fumatore, 1638
Fumatore (The Smoker) by Adriaen Brouwer 1605 –1638, undated
Gertrude’s Garden Boots, 1920
“In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone.” – Gertrude Read More …
Local Hashish Eaters, 1895
“There are but few peole in this State who know that “hashish” the opium of Arabia, is raised, prepared, smoked and eaten in California” Local Hashish Eaters In this early 1895 article from San Francisco, we find evidence of Read More …
Assassins of Youth, 1937
‘Assassins of Youth’ movie poster, 1937
Drinking Smoke, 1921
Surma tribe by anthony pappone Drinking Smoke The origins of the water pipe have long thought to originate in the middle east or in Asia, but a water pipe technique from Africa may date far earlier… Before the Read More …
Israeli women smoking hookah, 1960
Israeli women smoking hookah. Photograph by Paul Schutzer. Israel, May 1960
You’re gonna miss me, 1968
“At one time, I had it notarised that I was from another planet. By a lawyer.” – Roky Erickson You’re Gonna Miss Me In 1968 the lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators, Roky Erickson, while performing at Read More …