Log Cabin Hemp Brake, 1900

‘Older man in a felt hat operating a hemp brake. He is standing in front of a log cabin, with a tall split-rail fence in the background.’  Mercer County, Kentucky 1900-1904    

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      

La Fumeuse de Haschisch, 1900

‘The Hashish Smoker’ (La fumeuse de Haschisch) by Émile Bernard, signed ‘Le Caire’ (Cairo)  1900  

With Child, 1900

‘Young Woman Breaking Hemp’ with child (‘Jeune Femme broyant du Chanvre’),  Pontivy, France.  Postcard from around 1900  

Hemp: A Practical Treatise, 1900

“There should be no necessity for an apology or an excuse for preparing a work upon hemp culture at this time…  It was among the first introduced into America, and one of the most extensive in cultivation among the colonists; Read More …

Countryside Scenes of Breaking Hemp, 1900

‘Countryside scene of women breaking hemp on a dual hemp brake while a young girl spins hemp’ (la Corrèze illustrée types et scènes champêtres broyage du chanvre), postcard from Corrèze, France early 1900          

Reclining Woman with Hookah Pipe, 1900

Reclining woman with a hookah pipe photographed by James Arthur, 1900