When I went, when i came back, 1908
‘When I went, when i came back’, The change of a German traveler to Budapest in just 22 days, Budapest, Hungary 1908
Tag: postcard
Beds of Rest, 1890’s
‘Beds of rest in a hot bath’ (Lits de repos aux Bains Chauds) photographed by S. Hakim /postcard, Damascus, Syria 1890’s
Old Spinner, 1900’s
‘Old Spinner’ (vieille fileuse) postcard. Bourbonnais, France early 1900’s
System for Drinking, 1928
‘System for Drinking’ (Système de Boire) postcard. Syria 1928
La Culture De Chanvre, early 20th century
‘The Cultivation of hemp’ (La Culture De Chanvre), photographed by F. Chapeau in Behuard, France photographed sometime between 1911-1955, postcard published late 50’s If you look real close you can just make out who I’m guessing to be his wife Read More …
Pigs Can’t Spin, pre1910
‘Spinners of the Distaff’ (Les Fileuses de Quenouilles), postcard showing women spinning hemp with pigs. Tarn, France pre1910
Rolling with the Circus
‘m. dario artiste sans bras, cirque veuve ricono’ postcard 1890’s Rolling with the Circus No other act in history has embodied the spirit of the old circus saying ‘The show must go on’ more then one small man with no Read More …
A Hindu Nautch, pre1910
‘A Hindu Nautch’ Postcard. Two Nautch women smoking hookah. Calcutta, India pre1910 A hand painted version this time labeled ‘A Hindu Lady’
Catching up on some reading, breaks over
Hope everyone had a chance to catch up on some reading during my time off. Roll one up and get that pipe packed, we’re just getting started, breaks over ‘Flapper reading newspaper’, one in a collection of erotic indoor Read More …
Le Teilleur de Chanvre, 1910s
‘Le Teilleur de Chanvre’ (The Hemp Scutcher) postcard. Bresse, France 1910’s