Italian Acid, 1968
“I believe that with the advent of acid, we discovered a new way to think, and it has to do with piecing together new thoughts in your mind. Why is it that people think it’s so evil? What is it Read More …
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Italian Inkwell surmounted by a pipe smoker, circa 1600’s
Italian Inkwell surmounted by a pipe smoker, circa 1600’s Inkwell from Venice, Italy circa 1600
The Sower, 1850
“They tried to bury us but they didn’t know we were seeds.” – Mexican proverb The Sower – Jean-François Millet – 1850
100 Year Old Pure Silver Persian Hookah
100 Year Old Pure Silver Persian Hookah/Nargile
The hemp press comes down, 1908
“When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer.” – Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Read More …
When the White House was Green
“It is necessary to cultivate our garden” – Voltaire White House conservatory earliest photo 1857 (photo taken right after construction, the green house had a wood frame which burnt in a fire in 1867) When the White House Read More …
Marijuana: Sex-Crazing Drug Menace!, 1937
Physical Culture, magazine Feb, 1937 Titled: MARIJUANA: SEX-CRAZING DRUG MENACE! “Shame and death are the evil blossoms of a sinister growth that threatens to ruin the health and minds of thousands of America’s youth.” “Scarcely known outside the medical Read More …
On the journey to Hajj, Saudi Arabia 1953
On the journey to Hajj, Saudi Arabia 1953 National Geographic, 1953
The Nargilé Tease, 1898
L’allumeuse de narghilé (The Nargilé Tease), Jean-Leon Gerome, 1898 – oil on canvas
Rolling, Algeria Postcard 1900
I’m not saying I know what this kid’s rolling, I’m just saying I know the smile… photo by Jean Geiser- Algeria around 1900 – postcard