Yank Swaps Pipes, 1945
A United States soldier swaps pipes with a local in Burma, 1945 The Photograph was published on the cover of the United States Military WW2 magazine ‘Yank’ in 1945 YANK – July 1, 1945
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Uncle Sam Breeds Hemp, 1901
Japanese hemp grown in a field at the Agricultural experiment station, Lexington, Kentucky 1901 Uncle Sam Breeds Hemp In the dwindling days just before America’s cannabis prohibition, Uncle Sam not only grew hemp but also sought to breed the worlds Read More …
A Head Scratcher, 1904
A Head Scratcher I have witnessed all kinds of tray’s to break up ones cannabis on, small hand held ones you could cup in your palm, large tv dinner type trays, fine crystal antique pieces intended for sweets or even Read More …
Government Grown, 1978
“Alice O’Leary-Randall inspects the cannabis plants grown at the University of Mississippi during her 1978 visit. On her left is Dr. Bob Willette of NIDA and on her right is Dr. Carlton Turner, former drug abuse advisor to President Ronald Read More …
Fayette County, 1942
Fayette County, Kentucky 1942
Presidential Violets, 1900
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. – Abraham Lincoln The Violet House section of the White Read More …
Hemp For Traitors, 1861
Hemp for Traitors’ Civil War Postal Cover (printed picture on envelope) By J.F. Nash (out of Boston) 1861-1865. I always thought these to be standard size (around 4in x 9 1/2in or so) but these are the small Read More …
The Night Before the Fourth, 1871
Harper’s Weekly, July 8, 1871 The Saturday Evening Post – July 3, 1920
When the White House was Green
“It is necessary to cultivate our garden” – Voltaire White House conservatory earliest photo 1857 (photo taken right after construction, the green house had a wood frame which burnt in a fire in 1867) When the White House Read More …
10$ Hemp Bill, 1914
1914 United States $10 dollar bill / back. Bill shows the Harvesting of Hemp. 1914 $10 dollar bill / back Bill shows the Harvesting of Hemp