Woman Eating Hemp, 18th Century
‘La Corderie: Femme Mangeant du Chanvre’ (The Ropeworks: Woman Eating Hemp), by Jean Baptiste Huët (1745-1811) oil on canvas Watercolor with pen and ink “O, she’s warm! If this be magic, let it Read More …
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Cordai, 1930
‘Cordai’ (Rope Maker) women prepare hemp in the field using hand tools, Cremona, Italy 1930
The Ropemakers of Torre del Greco, 1883
‘The Ropemakers of Torre del Greco’ (I funari di Torre del Greco) by Antonino Leto 1883
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Lieutenant F. W. Holmes photograph of the Indian rope trick in May, 1917. Up From an ancient trick marveled for centuries to be ‘the world’s greatest illusion’, comes a tale so high it could only have come from hemp! Read More …
Grapes of Wrath
Capt. Rufus D. Pettit’s Battery B, 1st New York Light Artillery, taken during McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign in Fort Richardson, Fair Oaks, Virginia 1862 Grapes of Wrath At the height of battle when all seemed lost facing an overwhelming advancing force, Read More …
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
Hemp Harvest, 1929
Taima Shukaku (Hemp Harvest) by Tomoyuki Shimizu in Japan 1929
Jump into the New Year, 1100
Chinese boys jump rope, Song Dynasty, ca. 1100 AD Jump into the New Year In ancient China, the only way to celebrate the passing of the old Year was to jump into the new… For this traditional Read More …
Factory Hemp Spinning, 1890
Men working in a factory spinning hemp onto spools, Victoria, Australia 1890
The Funny Hemp Booklet, 1943
“Who grows hemp today with a busy hand, Helps themselves and the country!” -Die lustige Hanffibel, 1943 Die lustige Hanffibel, front cover – “The Funny Hemp Booklet” The Funny Hemp Booklet In 1942 preparing for WWII, The German Reich Read More …