Men Relax in a Persian Garden, 1910
Men relax in a Bustine Garden, Persia (present day Iran) 1910 “Messrs. Gunning, Thornton, Wood and Garden relaxing in Bustine, Persia. Mr. Wood is smoking a hookah pipe.”
Category: Photographs
Kathmandu Portrait, 1971
‘Portrait of a hippie surrounded by marijuana plants’ in Kathmandu, Nepal 1971
Would You Like to Talk Drugs, 1972
‘Would You Like To Talk Drugs’, the DARIC (drug abuse reference information center) desk at the Riverside public library, California summer 1972 “One father, disturbed by his daughters interest in marijuana, spent several hours reading articles gathered on the drug. Read More …
Honorary Hopi, 1931
Honorary Hopi: Albert Einstein with his wife after his induction as an honorary member of the Hopi Indian tribe. Einstein holds a ceremonial pipe while intricate beaded pipe bags hang from the Hopi men’s waist. Ceremony took place in the Read More …
Three Generations, 1913
‘Three generations of Appen with spinning wheel’. Appen, Germany 1913
Joint on Telegraph Avenue, 1969
‘Smoking a Joint on Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue’ by Joe Samberg. Berkeley, California 1969
Syrian Man with Pipe, 1902
‘A venerable Syrian beggar seated holding his hookah pipe’, Syria 1902
Narcotics meeting with Chief of Police, 1951
Narcotics meeting with Chief of Police: “Council members (young Mexican Americans), planning fight on narcotics (marihuana), to be launched at conference.” They all look at a framed ‘assassins of youth’ propaganda flyer. Los Angeles, California – August 26, 1951 L. Read More …
Mekong Delta Seizure, 1970
‘RVN National Police seize marijuana plants in the Mekong Delta. Some of the seized material was burned, while the remainder was transported to the city of Chau Doc.’ Vietnam 1970
Woodworkers Hookah, 1870
‘A lacquer worker and turner finishing a hookah’, India 1870 “The object to be lacquered is turned from hard wood, usually shisham [Dalbergia]or box. After being smoothed and cleaned it is again fixed in the turners’ frame (a kind of Read More …