Hand Heckled Hemp, 1920
Men hand heckle hemp at a processing plant in Versailles, Kentucky 1920
Tag: labor
Garzuler, 1930’s
Workers called “Garzuler” hand break the village’s hemp crop. Carmagnola, Italy 1930’s
Something from Nothing
Old Hemp Rope at shipyard Something from Nothing So superior is hemp, that even the discarded old beaten ropes are worth saving… When a Hemp rope has lived its life and is in desperate need of replacement, they are Read More …
The Almost Slave Hemp Rebellion of 1789
“It was an insurrection of the negroes, who were that night to have set fire to the large and beautiful town of St. Pierre… The combustibles were laid were laid in upwards of 100 houses (consisting of hemp dipt in Read More …
Mart, he haint old nuff, 1916
“Mart, he haint old nuff to go to school much, but he kin pick his 20 pounds a day. Mostly 10 to 15 pounds.” “Mart Payne, 5 years old, picks from 10 to 20 pounds a day. His mother Read More …
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…
The Poor House, 1576
“This would be a great world to dance in if we didn’t have to pay the fiddler.” -Will Rogers Women picking oakum in the workhouse – 1906 “What was the poor made for but to work? – go to the Read More …