One Last Session, 1860
‘Group of Turks in Scutari Cemetery’ smoke a waterpipe (possibly Dervish), by James Robertson. Constantinople, Turkey 1860
Tag: hashish
Hashish the drug that kills, 1950
‘Hashish the drug that kills’ (Haschisch la drogue qui tue/haschisch, het dodend gift), Belgian movie poster 1950
The Big Grass Fire, 1974
‘The Big Grass Fire’ U.S. Customs use San Francisco Mint incinerator to burn 1,800 pounds of marijuana, 46 pounds of hashish and a few ounces of cocaine and heroin, all seized over a 2 year period. A U.S. Customs spokesperson Read More …
Persian Dervish, Undated
‘A Persian dervish smoking a pipe’, unknown artist from Persia, Undated (pre1900) Ink drawing held by the British Museum in London
Beds of Rest, 1890’s
‘Beds of rest in a hot bath’ (Lits de repos aux Bains Chauds) photographed by S. Hakim /postcard, Damascus, Syria 1890’s
Kiwi Seedlings, 1970
‘Marijuana seedlings, part of a planting being investigated by Wellington drug squad detectives.’ Porirua, New Zealand November 4, 1970
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
The Comical Dreams of Pantagruel, 1973
‘Smoke billows from a pipe-smoking dream character as he walks on a ferocious crocodile which is a symbol of the earth’, one of 23 Untitled drawings from ‘Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel’ (The comical Dreams of Pantagruel) by Salvador Dali Read More …
Selection of Hemp for Seed, preWW2
‘Selection of hemp for seed’ (Selezione canaponi per semi). Bentivoglio, Italy pre WW2 (1930/40’s)
Pipe Shop, 19th century
‘Tobacco and Pipe Shop’ (Marchand de Tumbeki à des Narghilehs), photographed by Pascal Sebah. Cairo, Egypt 1860-1880