Easter in Full Swing

“So high, the highest Hemp” -‘Big Hemp’ Slavic Easter song   Family around the swing, 1890’s     Easter in Full Swing Across the world families wake Easter morning to hunt for eggs with a huge meal to follow, sliding Read More …

Stigliatura, 1930s

Villagers wait in line with their hemp crop to be milled. “‘Stigliatura’ After maceration and drying the hemp bundles are started at the milling machine, which crushed the stems to facilitate their separation.” Carmagnola, Italy 1930’s    

Yearly Collection of Narcotics, 1925

“The yearly collection of narcotics seized by the Narcotic Bureau of the New York Police Department during the year 1924. These 1516 parcels representing 2732 arrests are valued at $2,500,000. The individuals shown are Police Commissioner Richard K. Wright and Read More …

Tangiers Dancer, 1913

Musicians play and smoke while woman dances, hand colored Postcard from Tangier, Morocco 1913  

Fragrant Flower Shop, 1954

Fragrant Flower Shop “FLOWERS AND DOPE: Figuring prominently in yesterday’s major dope arrests was the Fragrant Flower Shop, at 729 Washington-st, San Francisco… The shop was a ‘front’ for dope dealings.” April 5, 1954

Hippie Trail Kitty, 1971

‘Hippie girl Smoking hashish while playing with a local cat sitting with locals under the pergola of a restaurant’ in India, 1971    

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