Turkestan Bhang, 1865
Preparation of Hemp Beer aka Bhang. Turkestan c.1865-1872
Category: Photographs
The Reaping
The Reaping, harvesting cannabis field. Kentucky, undated
Geisha’s Smoke Break, 1900
Geisha re-lighting her pipe from an ember pot. The pipe is called a “Kiseru”. Ca.1900-10 late Meiji-era
Bonfire Material, 1948
Bonfire Material Los Angeles Times -Sept. 8, 1948 “Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Dwight Smith drags a load of marijuana from a roadside patch in Rosemead. The plants were later burned. A story in the next morning’s L.A. Times 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…
Marihuana Plant, 1943
“marihuana plant”, photo taken in 1943 by the U.S. Treasury Department
Hemp House, undated
Panorama of ‘Stooks of hemp surrounding small white house in field’, undated, Kentucky
Civil War Smoke Break, 1863
Civil War Camp – Falmouth, Virginia 1863 by Timothy O’Sullivan
The Gambler, 1987
“I handed him my bottle And he drank down my last swallow Then he bummed a cigarette And asked me for a light And the night got deathly quiet And his faced lost all expression He said, “If you’re gonna Read More …
Dewey’s Diary, 1890
Lyster Dewey at his dest in the Department of Agriculture with hemp on his desk, circa 1920. Dewey’s Diary A dirty diary was recently bought at a yard sale in New York, what was in them was lost Read More …