Hemp Workers, 1860

‘Hemp workers’ engraving created by Lallemand and Levy, published in the ‘L’Illustration, journal universel’, Paris, France 1860  

Weighing Up Hemp, 1906

‘Weighing up Hemp at Close of Day’s work, Forgarty’s farm’, Kentucky 1906-7    

Horse Drawn Reaper Harvest, 1912

Men use a horse-drawn reaper or hemp harvester to harvest hemp in a field. The hemp was used to produce binder twine.  Wisconsin 1912    

Dance of the Hemp Dragon

  舞麻龙 “hemp Dragon Dance”, Sichuan Province, China   Dance of the Hemp Dragon Ancient Chinese hemp harvest festival’s created a magical day of celebration.  This celebration would birth a magical creature…  The Hemp Dragon… For the Qiang people living Read More …