Mercer Hemp, 1900
“Two men wearing overalls cut and bundle hemp, while a man in a suit looks on” Mercer County, Kentucky 1900-1904
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Closest Inspection, 1953
“Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.” -Henry David Thoreau Cross section of a hemp leaf showing a small vein and Read More …
Dope Suspect, 1951
“Dope suspect”, Rudy Lara (suspect); officer Steve Broadhurst and officer Rocky Lucarelli find bags of marijuana hidden in car seats. Los Angeles, California August 20, 1951
Stoned in the Studio, 1867
“A studio portrait of a Kathiawar Rajput gentleman posed with a hookah.” Bombay, India – 1867
Burnt Offerings
“Say to them: These are the offerings by fire that you are to present to the LORD: As a regular burnt offering every day” — Numbers 28.3 Relief from Karnak Temple, Egypt Burnt Offerings In the bible a term used Read More …
The Spinner, 1889
“Gardeners instinctively know that flowers and plants are a continuum and that the wheel of garden history will always be coming full circle.” -Francis Cabot Lowell The Spinner by Vincent van Gogh, 1889
The Expectant Hand, 1909
Union Square at the Broadway Bowery by Artist Albertus Del Orient Browere painted it from memory in 1885 The Expectant Hand One of my favorite articles from yesteryear… This story takes place right in present day Union Read More …
The Vicious Part that Potent Marihuana Plays, 1938
“The vicious part that potent marihuana plays in stimulating certain melody makers to fantastic heights of inspiration and the efforts made to eliminate the evil.” – A 1938 illustration from an article in the San Francisco Chronicle connects marijuana use Read More …
Stacks of Hemp, 1898
‘Stacks of hemp stalks in a hemp field’ Kentucky, 1898
Display of Marijuana, 1971
‘Sgt. John Jensen of the Salt Lake Police Department displays marijuana in its various forms and paraphernalia connected with the drug. Jean Dean of the Ladies Petroleum Club looks on.’ Salt Lake City, Utah 1971