Two Monkeys Smoking a Pipe, 1635

‘Two Monkeys Smoking a Pipe’ (Twee apen roken pijp) engraving by Quirijn Boel from David Teniers II artwork,  Belgium 1635      

Distaff Spinning Contest, 1900s

‘Competing in a distaff spinning contest’ (concours de filage à la quenouille concurentes) postcard.  Gourdon, France early 1900’s  

Arab Warrior Smoking a Narguile, 1863

‘Arab warrior smoking a narguile’  (Guerrero árabe fumando un narguile) by Mariano Fortuny 1863  

Lost in a Harem, 1944

‘Lost in a Harem’ starring Abbott and Costello, 1944    

The Narc Poster, 1972

‘These men are Narcotics Agents :  Due to the imminent possibility of more drug busts this weekend, we feel that these pictures of NARCS must come out immediately. Study them – Put them up – Pass them around – Everyone Read More …

Japanese Hemp Experiment, 1901

Experimental field of Japanese hemp grown at the University of Kentucky Agricultural Experimental Station, photo by Louis Edward Nollau (glass plate negative).  Lexington, Kentucky 1901      

La Fumeuse de Haschisch, 1900

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