Confiscated Donkeys, 1920’s
‘Donkeys used to smuggle sotol across the border during prohibition (Sotol is a liquor similar to tequila).’ Photographed by U.S. Border Patrol Agents, Texas 1920’s
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Grapes of Wrath
Capt. Rufus D. Pettit’s Battery B, 1st New York Light Artillery, taken during McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign in Fort Richardson, Fair Oaks, Virginia 1862 Grapes of Wrath At the height of battle when all seemed lost facing an overwhelming advancing force, Read More …
The Cut Flower Trade, 1885
‘The Cut Flower Trade’ illustration from The American florist: a weekly journal for the trade, in 1885
Hiding in the Hemp, 1912
‘A man wearing a suit and a straw hat standing among tall stalks of hemp in a field’. Wisconsin, 1912
Party at Powder Ridge, 1970
“There will be no festival. I can assure you of that,” -State Sen. John Pickett of Middletown Crowds at Powder Ridge Rock Festival July 31, 1970 Party At Powder Ridge The Festival that was never to be quickly turned into Read More …
The Pound Pipe, 1872
“Valentino Reineger of Alton, Illinois 65 years old and a retired glass-blower, had the distinction of being one of the most expert in the country at making odd pieces… The glass pipe shown in the illustration was his most difficult Read More …
Car Full of Marijuana, 1971
‘Detective Raymond Winters with Car Full of Marijuana’, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1971
Diagram of a Drug Abuser, 1972
‘Diagram of a Drug Abuser’, TV Guide antidrug PSA, 1972
Satchmo’s Mule, 1958
“Louie smokes marijuana?” – Richard Nixon’s response when he was told he had smuggled cannabis through customs for Louis Armstrong by his aid Charles McWhorter Louis Armstrong talks with Richard Nixon Satchmo’s Mule Louis Armstrong was considered a master Read More …
Joint of Defiance, 1973
‘Imogene Cole, speaks vehemently against the repeal of Ann Arbor’s marijuana ordinance during last night’s City council meeting. She holds up what she said is a marijuana cigarette.’ Ann Arbor, Michigan July 10, 1973