Summer Monet, 1918
“And so with the sunshine and the great burst of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with summer” – The Great Gatsby, 1925 Read More …
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Every garden a munition plant, 1918
“Every garden a munition plant” 1918 -WW1, National War Garden Commission poster
In her Victory Garden, 1945
“In her Victory Garden, the seeds grow all around, She plants you dig, she’s flipped her wig, Sweet Marihuana Brown” -Barney Bigard Sextet victory garden, M. Rose Sweet Marihuana Brown Boy she’s really fancy, the wildest chick in town. Read More …
A couple that hookah’s together, 1850
Portrait of an unidentified man about 40 years of age and a somewhat younger woman, both in Oriental costume, between them is a hookah, the stem of which both are holding [between 1850 and 1860], by Mathew Brady’s studio, New Read More …
Avons Dangers of Reefers Comic, 1954
That time Avon made a comic to warn of the dangers of reefers, 1954. Oh poor Claire… Avon’s Realistic Romances #16 (1954)
The most humble Riza ‘Abbasi drew it, 1622
Nashmi the Archer, Inscribed on the back ‘the most humble Riza ‘Abbasi drew it.’ c.1622 Nashmi the Archer, by Riza ‘Abbasi c.1622 Close up of Nashmi the Archer’s hashish waterpipe
Italian Acid, 1968
“I believe that with the advent of acid, we discovered a new way to think, and it has to do with piecing together new thoughts in your mind. Why is it that people think it’s so evil? What is it Read More …
Italian Inkwell surmounted by a pipe smoker, circa 1600’s
Italian Inkwell surmounted by a pipe smoker, circa 1600’s Inkwell from Venice, Italy circa 1600
The Sower, 1850
“They tried to bury us but they didn’t know we were seeds.” – Mexican proverb The Sower – Jean-François Millet – 1850
100 Year Old Pure Silver Persian Hookah
100 Year Old Pure Silver Persian Hookah/Nargile