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‘Café in Constantinople’ by Alexandre Bida 1847 “This precise and carefully finished work reflects an unusual technique. Building up the entire area with ink and graphite over white chalk, Bida used a stylus to scratch a comprehensive network of Read More …
‘The Sleeping Girls in Japanese Bed’, a popular geisha pose with kiseru pipe. Japan 1890
‘A detective examines marijuana and paraphernalia found at 17 Concord Street in Dumbo.’ Brooklyn, New York undated (late 30’s/early 40’s) The Big Bambu rolling papers on the table are still produced today. The company made cannabis history Read More …
A young Ouled Nail couple, photographed by Rudolf Franz Lehnert. Tunisia / Algeria 1905
‘Teasing the maid in the kitchen’ by Adrianus van Doorn 19th century
Fernande Barrey, french postcard labeled ‘JA Serie 67’ photographed by Jean Agélou. France between 1910-17
Illustration of a ‘Liamba Leaf’ aka Wild Hemp (cannabis) from the book ‘Adventures in the great forest of equatorial Africa and the country of the dwarfs’ by Du Chaillu & Paul Belloni in 1890 Liamba Leaf “I found Read More …
‘Family of Kahlil sarkees’ enjoy a water pipe at Midway. Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition, Illinois 1893
‘L ‘odalisque’ by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot 1871/1873
Man being searched for marijuana by a Border Patrol officer during ‘Operation Intercept’ (a anti marijuana smuggling campaign) along the United States / Mexico border, 1969