‘Uncle Ben’ Hemp Harvest, 1906
“To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower. Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.” – William Blake Laughing man wearing hat holding hemp, “Uncle Ben”, Read More …
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The Reaping
The Reaping, harvesting cannabis field. Kentucky, undated
Uncle Ben, 1906
“Uncle Ben (Durham) – Breaking Hemp – Season 1906-7” Man placing hemp in wooden break, burning hemp to left, notation Uncle Ben (Durham) – Breaking Hemp – Season 1906-7 – University of Kentucky collection Love this photo…
Hemp House, undated
Panorama of ‘Stooks of hemp surrounding small white house in field’, undated, Kentucky
This Means Something, Undated
Hemp Stack, undated – Part of Glass plate negative collection Piles of Hemp, undated – Part of Louis Edward Nollau F Series Photographic Print Collection (University of Kentucky) “This means something”
University Hemp field, 1902
Man with a sythe cutting hemp field at the University of Kentucky. (Agricultural Experiment Station building can be seen in background) c.1902
University of Kentucky Hemp Brake, 1910
Hemp break at the University of Kentucky. College of Agriculture. Agricultural Experiment Station. May 10, 1910
Kentucky hemp field by moonlight, 1900’s
“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” -Oscar Wilde Kentucky hemp field by moonlight – early 1900’s postcard
Three women in a hemp field, undated
“The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open Read More …
Kentucky Hemp Farmer, 1920’s
Kentucky hemp farmer posing next to his field, 1920