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  

Hiding in the Hemp, 1912

‘A man wearing a suit and a straw hat standing among tall stalks of hemp in a field’.  Wisconsin, 1912      

Party at Powder Ridge, 1970

“There will be no festival. I can assure you of that,” -State Sen. John Pickett of Middletown Crowds at Powder Ridge Rock Festival July 31, 1970 Party At Powder Ridge The Festival that was never to be quickly turned into Read More …

Happy Campers, 1949

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

Ohhh That Smell, 1637

‘Smell’ by Jan Miense Molenaer in 1637   That stench of dogshit, the ammonia filled bliss of catpiss to the foulest of skunks,  I think we all have grown, smoked or smelled that oddly satisfying funky smelling bud you’ve grown Read More …

The Pound Pipe, 1872

“Valentino Reineger of Alton, Illinois 65 years old and a retired glass-blower, had the distinction of being one of the most expert in the country at making odd pieces… The glass pipe shown in the illustration was his most difficult Read More …

Baked Banana Brownie with Brown Butter Icing

My wife keeps bringing home banana’s, I get the hint…   Morecambe and Wise – Banana Boat Song   Baked Banana Brownie with Brown Butter Icing Always a favorite, this is really more of a cake but it is a Read More …

Smoothing Hemp, 1930

After braking the hemp, hemp would be smoothed with this hand and foot hemp tool. With a foot in the bottom hole to secure the tool, hemp is inserted into the top hole and pulled at an angle to crease Read More …

Foochow Singing Women, 1870

‘Foochow Singing Women’ with water pipe on table by Lai Afong,  Fuzhou ,China, 1870