Lost in a Harem, 1944
‘Lost in a Harem’ starring Abbott and Costello, 1944
Tag: world war two
Girl Twists Hemp, 1944
‘Little girl turning the handle on a wheel that twists hemp into yarn’, photographed by George Silk. Italy, May 1944
Twisting Hemp into Yarn, 1944
‘A young village girl twisting hemp into yarn’, Photographed by George Silk. Italy May 1944
Wanted Us To Try Hashish, 1940
“Smoking a hookah or bubble pipe at El Kantara on Suez Canal. The Arabs wanted us to try hashish but we declined.” Australian soldiers during WW2, Egypt 1940
Yank Swaps Pipes, 1945
A United States soldier swaps pipes with a local in Burma, 1945 The Photograph was published on the cover of the United States Military WW2 magazine ‘Yank’ in 1945 YANK – July 1, 1945
Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 500 AD
Sarthe River Bridge in Saint Céneri le Gérei, France Bridge Over Troubled Waters For thousands of years a ancient stone bridge crossing the Sarthe river in northern France has hidden a secret to immortality… Hemp! The picturesque French village of Saint Read More …
Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, 1944
“Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying.” – Robert Herrick (1591 – 1674) Cutting hemp stalks, Naples, 1944
Hemp for Victory, 1942
1943 hemp for victory poster Hemp for Victory In 1942 in prepreation for WW2 the United States Government decided to take drastic measures… To hire Hemp Farmers for Victory… Hemp for victory – Page 7 of the Read More …