Family of Kahlil Sarkees, 1893

‘Family of Kahlil sarkees’ enjoy a water pipe at Midway.  Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition, Illinois 1893    

Chicago World’s Fair, 1893

“If it comes to please then it will be through the process similar to the taste for opium or hashish.” – observations of a Worlds Fair visitor in 1893   Crowd waiting for the opening of the gates at the Read More …