Extracting Hemp from the Retting Pit, 1615

‘Estrazione della canapa dal macero’ (Extracting Hemp from the Retting Pit) by Giovan Francesco Barbieri known as ‘Il Guercino’  1615  

It Takes a Village, 1940’s

Hemp Harvest, Italy  1940’s   Notice that men, women and children were all involved in the hemp harvest… Family!    

Easter in Full Swing

“So high, the highest Hemp” -‘Big Hemp’ Slavic Easter song   Family around the swing, 1890’s     Easter in Full Swing Across the world families wake Easter morning to hunt for eggs with a huge meal to follow, sliding Read More …

Hookah Break in the Shade, 1952

“Two farmers taking a break in the shade.”  Punjab (province) Lahore, Pakistan 1952 Two farmers taking a break in the shade man with hookah setting fire. Punjab (province) Lahore, Pakistan 1952

Hemp for Victory, 1942

1943 hemp for victory poster   Hemp for Victory In 1942 in prepreation for WW2 the United States Government decided to take drastic measures…  To hire Hemp Farmers for Victory…     Hemp for victory – Page 7 of the Read More …