The Bargassado, 1910
The “Bargassado” (special title used locally for the day of breaking fiber) postcard. Massat, France pre1910
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A Lot Of Marijuana, 1951
‘A Lot of Marijuana’ – Journal-American reporter Sid Livingston and NYC officials view an Astoria vacant lot overrun with marijuana plants that have been scheduled for spraying with insecticide. Queens, New York June 16, 1951
Alsatian at the Wheel, 1910
‘Alsatian at the Wheel’ (Alsacienne au Rouet) postcard, Alsace, France before 1910
Love Song
‘Vigil Bressane’ (Veillée Bressane) postcard. Bourg-en-Bresse, France 1905 Love Song ‘Konopa konopa Koho rada vidímn’ (Hemp Hemp – To One Who I Like To See) is an ancient Slovak song steeped in the culture of hemp. It Read More …
The Hemp Brakers, 1906
‘The Hemp Brakers’ (les Broyeuses de Chanvre) postcard. Argent-sur-Sauldre, France taken sometime before 1906 In a reproduction of the original postcard and photograph produced in 1910, the image is the same except for the Read More …
Liamba Leaf, 1890
Illustration of a ‘Liamba Leaf’ aka Wild Hemp (cannabis) from the book ‘Adventures in the great forest of equatorial Africa and the country of the dwarfs’ by Du Chaillu & Paul Belloni in 1890 Liamba Leaf “I found Read More …
Effects of Sulfate of Ammonia on Hemp, 1890’s
‘Effects of sulfate of ammonia on hemp’ postcard, Haut Éclair, France 1890’s Hemp plants without ammonia sulfate on the left, yield 12 hundredweight per hectare, with ammonia sulfate on the right, yield 15 hundredweight per hectare. Read More …
Auvergnate Spinner, 1903
‘Auvergnate Spinner’, woman hand spins hemp with the name ‘A. S. Landoz’ hand written on the reverse. Auvergne, France 1903
Villagers Process Hemp, 1936
Villagers process hemp, Hungary 1936
The Ropemakers of Torre del Greco, 1883
‘The Ropemakers of Torre del Greco’ (I funari di Torre del Greco) by Antonino Leto 1883