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  

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  

Craddocks Hemp Carding, 1916

A young female worker operating a hemp carding machine at Craddocks Wire Rope Works during WW1.   Wakefield, England  August 23, 1916