Revolutionary Hemp: Part 1 – In Defense of our Liberty Tree, 1765

“The World should never forget the spot where once stood Liberty Tree”  – Marquis de Lafayette   ‘Liberty Tree’ by David Sears, 1775     Revolutionary Hemp: Part 1 – In Defense of our Liberty Tree In order to birth Read More …

Hemp Trading Card, 1900

Hemp trading card made by the French chocolate company ‘Chocolat Poulain’ from their series entitled Useful Plants (Les plantes utiles),  France 1900     Industrial Useful Plants Hemp Plant of the family Ulmaceae, which is believed to be native to Read More …

The Ropemakers of Torre del Greco, 1883

‘The Ropemakers of Torre del Greco’ (I funari di Torre del Greco)  by Antonino Leto 1883  

Kago Bearers Light Up, 1860

Kago Bearers light up kiseru pipes on a break from carrying a woman traveling in a Kago or hanging chair.  Hand Colored Albumen Photograph,  Japan  1860  

Grapes of Wrath

Capt. Rufus D. Pettit’s Battery B, 1st New York Light Artillery, taken during McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign in Fort Richardson, Fair Oaks, Virginia 1862 Grapes of Wrath At the height of battle when all seemed lost facing an overwhelming advancing force, Read More …

Craddocks Hemp Carding, 1916

A young female worker operating a hemp carding machine at Craddocks Wire Rope Works during WW1.   Wakefield, England  August 23, 1916    

Jump into the New Year, 1100

  Chinese boys jump rope, Song Dynasty, ca. 1100 AD     Jump into the New Year In ancient China, the only way to celebrate the passing of the old Year was to jump into the new… For this traditional Read More …

The Hemp: A Virginia Legend, 1916

“For all he had one word alone, One clod of dirt in their faces thrown, “The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!” His name bestrode the seas like Death. The waters trembled at his breath. This is the Read More …