Extracting Hemp from the Retting Pit, 1615
‘Estrazione della canapa dal macero’ (Extracting Hemp from the Retting Pit) by Giovan Francesco Barbieri known as ‘Il Guercino’ 1615
Month: April 2019
English Women in Constantinople, 1873
‘English women in Constantinople’ cabinet card photographed by Pascal Sébah. Istanbul, Turkey 1873
Cannabis Cargo, 1980’s
Marijuana discovered hidden within a trucks cargo, early 1980’s
Two Harvard Students, 1888
‘Two Harvard students, one seated behind a desk and one lying in a hammock’, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts between 1888-90 The ‘one seated behind a desk’ puffing his pipe Of course no proper stoner Read More …
Men Shocking Hemp, 1900
‘Men shocking, or standing and binding large bundles of hemp’ photographed by Rue B. Archibald. Mercer county, Kentucky between 1900-04
Pipe Maker, 1880’s
‘Pipe Maker’, Japan 1880’s
Cordai, 1930
‘Cordai’ (Rope Maker) women prepare hemp in the field using hand tools, Cremona, Italy 1930
Noon at Hamburg Place, 1900’s
‘Noon at Hamburg Place’ postcard, Lexington, Kentucky early 1900’s
RIP Nevil Schoenmakers
“Taken too soon on March 30, 2019. You fought bravely but lost the battle. Know that your dream will live on Nevil and the world will be a better place because of it.” – Obituary from his family in The Read More …