Confiscated Donkeys, 1920’s
‘Donkeys used to smuggle sotol across the border during prohibition (Sotol is a liquor similar to tequila).’ Photographed by U.S. Border Patrol Agents, Texas 1920’s
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Smoking Table, 1890
Cabinet Card by J. Greenfield, London, England 1890
Coffee Seller, 1870
‘Coffee seller’ photographed by Abdullah Frères in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey 1870
As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young, 1664
‘As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young’ by Jan Steen in 1664 The painting is used as a proverb by the artist portraying the message that ‘children copy adults’. Artist Jan Steen decided to use his actual family in Read More …
Moorish Coffee House, 1899
‘Moorish Coffee House’, photochrome print. Algiers 1899
Civil War Smoke Break, 1865
‘Tintype portrait of a group of Union officers of the the 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment smoking pipes and cigars and drinking wine during the Civil War’
A British Surgeon puts Ganjah on the Medical Map, 1813
Untitled watercolor by Anon, 1820. Captioned – A European, probably Sir David Ochterlony (1758-1825), in Indian dress, smoking a hookah and watching a nautch in his house at Delhi. A British Surgeon puts Ganjah on the Medical Map In Read More …
Ganja & Bhang Shop, 1969
‘Harachandi Sahi Ganja & Bhang Shop’ in Puri, Orissa, India, 1969
Remember the Spring, 1922
“When you drink the water, remember the spring.” -Chinese proverb 1922 Japanese farmer watering field
The English Physician, 1778
“This is so well known to every good housewife in the country, that I shall not need to write any description of it” -Nicholas Culpepper, in The English Physician, 1778 The English Physician, by Nicholas Culpepper – 1778 “Hemp This Read More …