The Bargassado, 1910
The “Bargassado” (special title used locally for the day of breaking fiber) postcard. Massat, France pre1910
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Fumees de Chanvre, 1949
‘Fumees de Chanvre’ (Fumes of Hemp) by Paul Darlix. Part of a short book series titled ‘Nos Secrets’ (Our Secrets) Brussels, Belgium 1949
Fernande, 1917
Fernande Barrey, french postcard labeled ‘JA Serie 67’ photographed by Jean Agélou. France between 1910-17
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 …
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
With Child, 1900
‘Young Woman Breaking Hemp’ with child (‘Jeune Femme broyant du Chanvre’), Pontivy, France. Postcard from around 1900
Piperoom Eyes, 1968
Danish-French actress Anna Karina in 1968
Getting Baked With Hemp
La Corroirie estate near Loches, France (this Hemp oven also served as a prison for misbehaving monks when not in use) Getting Baked With Hemp Across France ruins of hemp history decay. These abandoned structures loom high over farm lands Read More …
Hemp Harvest in Ballon, 1907
‘La recolte du chanvre dans la Sarthe’, The harvest of hemp in Sarthe, postcard from Ballon in Sarthe, France 1907