Veiled Hookah, 1917
Two Egyptian Women and Girl in Costume, One Veiled, With Hookah (Water Pipe) – c.1917
Month: July 2017
Hemp for the Navy, 1927
Charlestown Navy Yard/rope making. Center section of the breaker machine showing comb-like teeth that separate the hemp. 1917-1934 Hemp for the Navy “Stands of hemp such as this one which was grown in Henry County last year, and is Read More …
Truly Wicked, 17th century
“All things truly wicked start from innocence.” -Ernest Hemingway Two musicians playing a guitar and a pipe with another figure – Northern Follower of Caravaggio – 17th century
Public Pipe, 1900
“Public pipe – The man holding the waterpipe, would sell 3 puffs to all comers, in public places.” Sichuan, China, 1900-1920 Selling puffs on a pipe, Sichuan, China, ca.1900-1920 – “A young man is shown wearing a pouch for Read More …
Predecessor to the Narcotics Squad’s and DEA, 1877
Chinatown Squad of the San Francisco Police Department posing with sledge hammers and axes in front of August Pistolesi’s grocery store at 752 Washington Street – 1895 Predecessor to the Narcotics Squad’s and DEA In this 100+ year Drug Read More …
How to Smoke a Joint, 1968
Zap Comix #0 – 1968 Help build a better America! Now, you don’t need a “shrink” to flush out karmic conjestion! Get Stoned! A modern miracle! Heres How! Smoke at least two of these every day for one year! Read More …
Rubbing Hemp Seed, 1934
“Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.” – George Washington Hemp being rolled and seeds being rubbed out Read More …
Visions of Hookah, 1933
Ramon Batlles – Advertising photograph for Myrurgia, 1933
The Old Hemp Stud, 1893
“Of the first 29 winners of the International Championships after 1906, all, with only one or two exceptions, carried the blood of Hemp on one or both sides of breeding.” -Sheila Grew, in her book Key Dogs From the Border Read More …
Ye Plants and Their Common Uses in Physick, 1739
“ye plants and their common uses in physick. Vol. I ” c.1739 A curious herbal, containing five hundred cuts of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick- J. Norse – c.1739 The Female Read More …