Working in a Hemp Field, 1905
‘Working in a Hemp Field’, men work to harvest a hemp field utilizing a hemp braking machine. Kentucky 1905
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Women Breaking Hemp, 1893
‘Women Breaking Hemp’ photographed by Félix Arnaudin, print from a gelatin silver bromide negative. Commensacq, France 1893
Hemp Processing Machine, 1920/30’s
‘Men watch over a hemp breaking machine, in the background women finish the processed hemp with a whipping motion before placing the finished hemp bundles onto a table(cart?)’ Bologna, Italy 1920/30s
The Bargassado, 1910
The “Bargassado” (special title used locally for the day of breaking fiber) postcard. Massat, France pre1910
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 …