Huge Hookah, 1880
It was common for themed photo shoots at the advent of photography. The size of this hookah however is not… Orientalist cabinet card from AKRON, OHIO c.1880
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The Bushman’s Bong, 1898
Maasai tribesman, Tanzania The Bushman’s Bong Another early example of the ‘Earth Pipe’ or ground bong of Africa. This one from a Hawaii traveler telling stories on a layover in 1898 with jokes! Evening bulletin, Hawaiian newspaper, July Read More …
Turkish farmer, 1890
“The Foolish Man Seeks Happiness in the Distance, The Wise Man Grows it Under his Feet.” -Proverb Turkish farmer with hookah – Sebah and Joaillier 1890-1900
It was Beauty that killed the beast, 1918
“…that crazy fella that’s a runnin’ it….They say he ain’t scared of nothing. If he wants a picture of a lion, he just goes up to him and tells him to look pleasant.” -dock watchman, King Kong 1933 Captain Read More …
Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde, 1816
Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde, Book published 1816 By Henry Pottinger In 1816 author Henry Pottinger published a book about finding a route between India and Persia(present day Iran) between 1810-1814. Pottinger was employed and a lieutenant in the East Read More …
Lost in Exquisite Intoxication, 1884
“I turn, I twist, I twirl. I melt, I fade, I dissolve. No diaphanous cloud is so light and airy as I. I admire the ease with which I float. My gracefulness fills me with delight. My body is not Read More …
A Pipe For What?, 1746
“The happy effects of the smoke of tobacco in restoring drowned persons to life” – Dr. Brubier of Paris (in ‘A Physical Dissertation on Drowning:’) 1746 A Calm at a Mediterranean Port – Claude-Joseph Vernet – 1770 – Read More …
Kashmir Nautch Smoking Hookah, 19th century
A Kashmir nautch girl with a hookah – Mortimer Menpes (1860-1938)
Get Up Stand Up, 1995
Get Up, Stand Up Preacher man, don’t tell me, Heaven is under the earth. I know you don’t know What life is really worth. It’s not all that glitters is gold; half the story has never been told: So now Read More …
Travel Bong, 1820
“I take to the open road, healthy, free, the world before me.” – Walt Whitman Persian smoking a hookah on horseback, ca 1820. Private Collection. Artist : Orlowski (Orlovsky), Alexander Osipovich (1777-1832). Travel hookah in action… Travel Read More …