Tag: history

Workers Harvest Hemp with a Mongul, 1917

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‘Workers harvest hemp with a Mogul 10-20 tractor and a hemp harvester’ Wisconsin 1917        

Femme Persienne, 1714

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‘Femme Persienne’ (Persian Woman) engraving by Gérard Scotin from the work of artist Jean-Baptiste Vanmour printed in ‘Recueil de cent estampes representant differentes nations du Levant’ (Collection of one hundred prints representing different nations of the Levant).  Printed in 1714   Read More …

Drinks at the Cafe, 1902

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‘Les Boissons Le Café’ (Drinks at the cafe) French postcard, 1902         Colorized versions of the same postcard          

Piles of Confiscated Marijuana Burn, 1942

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‘Deputy Police Commissioner John Morris holds marijuana plants as piles of confiscated marijuana burn in the background.’  New York City  1942          

The Bargassado, 1910

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The “Bargassado” (special title used locally for the day of breaking fiber) postcard.  Massat, France  pre1910    

Harvard Hookah, 1890

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‘Unidentified student posing with a hookah’ at Harvard University, Massachusetts 1890    

Fumees de Chanvre, 1949

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‘Fumees de Chanvre’ (Fumes of Hemp) by Paul Darlix.  Part of a short book series titled ‘Nos Secrets’ (Our Secrets) Brussels, Belgium  1949