Men Shocking Hemp, 1900
‘Men shocking, or standing and binding large bundles of hemp’ photographed by Rue B. Archibald. Mercer county, Kentucky between 1900-04
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Glass Blower at Work, 1916
‘Glass blower at work’, Philips light bulb factory. Netherlands 1916
Moving Weight, 1944
Loading hemp from the field. Batschsentiwan, Yugoslavia 1944
Dock Worker, 1912
Dock working with Hemp rope while smoking a pipe, London, England 1912
Malana Charas
Woman making charas, “lady in the foreground is carrying cut cannabis plants and -not to waste time- is extracting cannabis resin, while walking.” Malana, India
The Knocker’s
“Through cobbled streets so cold and damp The Knocker-Upper man goes creeping Tap-tapping at the window pane To wake the town from sleeping. He said “Eh thee up and stir thi’self The factory ooter’s blowin’ So get up from your Read More …
Mart, he haint old nuff, 1916
“Mart, he haint old nuff to go to school much, but he kin pick his 20 pounds a day. Mostly 10 to 15 pounds.” “Mart Payne, 5 years old, picks from 10 to 20 pounds a day. His mother Read More …
The Poor House, 1576
“This would be a great world to dance in if we didn’t have to pay the fiddler.” -Will Rogers Women picking oakum in the workhouse – 1906 “What was the poor made for but to work? – go to the Read More …
Gertrude’s Garden Boots, 1920
“In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone.” – Gertrude Read More …