Growing Hemp

Industrial hemp is one of the oldest agricultural crops on Earth and it has been used to make thousands of different products.
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a painting of a woman sitting in a chair with a cat on her lap looking at something
Piet Mondrian
Woman Spinning Hemp is a rare early watercolour by the famous Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944). Mondrian made this in about 1900, before his abstract works which famously feature red, yellow and blue squares against a black and white grid.
The 1942 film ‘Hemp for Victory’ is rare pro-hemp propaganda from the US Government, and constantly plays in our museums. Sacred Plant, East Indies, Film Archive, Black And White Film, Us Government, Library Of Congress, The History, Making Out, Victorious
Hemp for Victory
The 1942 film ‘Hemp for Victory’ is rare pro-hemp propaganda from the US Government, and constantly plays in our museums.
an old map shows the location of several towns and towns in different countries, including cities
Hemp in Russia
Since the eighteenth century, Russia was the largest hemp producer in the world.
three men are dressed in period clothing and one is spinning a wheel
Hemp in France
This postcard is an engaging testimony to the long history of hemp in France.
an old map shows the location of several towns and towns in different countries, including cities
Hemp in Russia
This card from 1889 by the New York roasting company Arbuckle’s Coffee is part of a series of fifty cards which show unique qualities of various countries in the world. This collection of cards from the Russian Empire does not only show the Winter Palace of the Tsar in Saint Petersburg (The Hermitage) but also the cultivation of hemp and flax.
Before the First World War, German farmers were encouraged to grow hemp to aid in the return of a self-sufficient German economy. Wall Art, World Illustration, Short Poems, Future Life, First World, To Grow, The World
Büchlein vom Hanf
Before the First World War, German farmers were encouraged to grow hemp to aid in the return of a self-sufficient German economy.