Dervishes in the Garden, 1870

‘Dervishes in the Garden’ smoking pipes and playing music photographed by Dmitri Ivanovich Yermakov in Tehran, Iran ( Persia )   1870’s    

Narcotic Arsenal, 1957

‘Deputy Sheriff Earl Talbot and Deputy Sheriff Woody Caruth posing with arsenal taken from home in a narcotic raid.’  Los Angeles, California May 13, 1957    

Waterpipe Craftsman, 1944

‘Craftsman works on water pipe’ near Nakhoda Mosque, Kolkata, India 1944    

The Education of the Chieftain’s Daughter, 16th Century

Erotic sculptures on wall of Chinniyan tank 16th-17th centuries by local chieftain near Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India The Education of the Chieftain’s Daughter In the late 16th Century a Chieftain in India who ruled over the area known as Chinniyan Read More …

European War Kif Break, 1914

‘Indian troops enjoy a pipe of kif during the European War’, World War One postcard  1914    

The Effect of Hashish, 1875

‘L’effetto dell’hashish’ (The Effect of Hashish) by Pasquale Liotta  1875  

What Comes From Hemp, 1873

Wat er van hennep komt by J. Vlieger (from Amsterdam) in 1873     What Comes From Hemp A cute little booklet published in 1873 by a dutch author targeted just one subject…  Hemp!   The title for the book would Read More …