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Drugs Collection (#23)

"From the 1988 Seoul Olympics to police evidence bags, they have left an indelible mark on our society

Background imageDrugs Collection: Smoking Club

Smoking Club
At the smoking club, men gather to smoke and drink oblivious of health hazards : the waitress holds the hand of one, receives a note from another

Background imageDrugs Collection: Abdulla Cigarettes

Abdulla Cigarettes
ABDULLA CIGARETTES A child uses alphabet building blocks to build a tower spelling the name of a brand of cigarettes

Background imageDrugs Collection: Man Smoking on Train

Man Smoking on Train
A man wearing round spectacles and smoking a pipe is engrossed in reading a book while he makes his train journey

Background imageDrugs Collection: Girl Smokes Cigarette

Girl Smokes Cigarette
A girl smoking a cigarette in a strapless dress

Background imageDrugs Collection: Native American Smoking

Native American Smoking
Native American man smoking a pipe

Background imageDrugs Collection: US Indians Smoking Pipes

US Indians Smoking Pipes
Native Americans gathering and smoking

Background imageDrugs Collection: Father Smoking a Pipe

Father Smoking a Pipe
Family alarmed by sight of father smoking a pipe

Background imageDrugs Collection: Smoker disobeying no smoking sign

Smoker disobeying no smoking sign
An incorrigible smoker is challenged by a railway official in a railway station waiting room

Background imageDrugs Collection: Cigarette smoking woman gets into a compartment

Cigarette smoking woman gets into a compartment
A cigarette-smoking woman (a New Woman) joins a cigar smoker and a pipe smoker in a smoking compartment of a railway train. For some reason the men are shocked

Background imageDrugs Collection: Tobacconist Shop

Tobacconist Shop
Tobacconists shop, London

Background imageDrugs Collection: Fly agaric old and very big individual providing shelter for a very young

Fly agaric old and very big individual providing shelter for a very young and small one New Forest National Park
SAS-620 Fly agaric - old and very big individual providing shelter for a very young and small one New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England

Background imageDrugs Collection: Fly agaric several individuals growing in birch forest New Forest National Park, Hampshire

Fly agaric several individuals growing in birch forest New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK
SAS-606 Fly agaric - several individuals growing in birch forest New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK Amanita muscaria poisonous Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for

Background imageDrugs Collection: Fungi - Fly Agaric - Habitat with birch trees. This sample illustrates the pyramidal warts on cap

Fungi - Fly Agaric - Habitat with birch trees. This sample illustrates the pyramidal warts on cap
DAD-1828 Fungi - Fly Agaric - found with birch trees This sample illustrates the pyramidal warts on cap and the membranous ring or veil on stem. Kent woods, UK Amanita muscaria October

Background imageDrugs Collection: Woman Smoking 1933

Woman Smoking 1933
A young woman smoking and smiling

Background imageDrugs Collection: Grandville Smokers

Grandville Smokers
He shows women smoking pipe and cigar, while their escort walks with his hands in a muff

Background imageDrugs Collection: No Smoking Aloud

No Smoking Aloud
A very funny postcard about an Irishman who can t spell and thinks, poor fellow, that a notice saying NO SMOKING ALLOWED means NO SMOKING ALOUD, so he smokes quietly

Background imageDrugs Collection: Smoking / Pipes / Holland

Smoking / Pipes / Holland
The pleasures and pitfalls of smoking are illustrated in this picture of Dutch pipe smokers

Background imageDrugs Collection: Dancing Hippies, 1967

Dancing Hippies, 1967
Hippies getting high and dancing together at a rock festival at Woburn Park, Bedfordshire, England, during the original " Summer of Love"

Background imageDrugs Collection: Native Americans Smoking

Native Americans Smoking
A Native American woman brings tobacco leaves to her pipe-smoking companion

Background imageDrugs Collection: Gent Lights Blokes Fag

Gent Lights Blokes Fag
A gentleman holds his cigar for a working-class type to light his cigarette from it

Background imageDrugs Collection: Smoking Club 1793 Pipes

Smoking Club 1793 Pipes
A SMOKING CLUB A play on the word smoke which also means to mock someone : here the political antagonists are depicted attacking each other

Background imageDrugs Collection: Glamorous Smoker 1942

Glamorous Smoker 1942
American film star Joan Bennett smokes a cigarette from a holder as she poses seductively for a promotional photo for her latest picture. Note the star hair slides!

Background imageDrugs Collection: Flemish Smoking C17

Flemish Smoking C17
A smoking man sits contentedly in a tavern, as two men at another table play cards

Background imageDrugs Collection: Tobacco Satire 1630

Tobacco Satire 1630
Three elegant chaps sit smoking around a table, as a man in the garb of a jester vomits profusely

Background imageDrugs Collection: Woman Smoking in Slip

Woman Smoking in Slip
A smiling young French woman in white underclothes sits smoking a cigarette

Background imageDrugs Collection: Smoking in the Street

Smoking in the Street
A shorter man stands on tiptoe to light a cigarette from an extremely tall man

Background imageDrugs Collection: Smoking Contest

Smoking Contest
Table Mountain, South Africa, is rarely without a tablecloth of cloud which is said to have been created when Dutch settler Van Hunks had a smoking contest with the Devil

Background imageDrugs Collection: Nicot and Tobacco

Nicot and Tobacco
JEAN NICOT French diplomat who introduced tobacco from Portugal into France, depicted presenting it to Catherine de Medicis; he gave his name to nicotine

Background imageDrugs Collection: Long Pipe 1836

Long Pipe 1836
Decadent gent smoking a long exotic looking oriental pipe converses with a cohort back from a night on the tiles

Background imageDrugs Collection: Smoking Cigarette 1920

Smoking Cigarette 1920
A fashionable vamp-like woman smokes a cigarette in a vividly decorated room

Background imageDrugs Collection: Oriental Pipes

Oriental Pipes
A variety of Oriental and Asian pipes

Background imageDrugs Collection: Pipes from China, Japan

Pipes from China, Japan
Smoking devices from China, Indo-China and Japan

Background imageDrugs Collection: Pipes from India, Persia

Pipes from India, Persia
Smoking devices from India, Persia and other Asian countries

Background imageDrugs Collection: Man Smoking a Pipe

Man Smoking a Pipe
A portrait of Aesop, the Drunken Rhyming Cobler (sic) of Eton smoking a clay pipe

Background imageDrugs Collection: Sioux Pipes

Sioux Pipes
A variety of Sioux pipes

Background imageDrugs Collection: Moro Boy Smoking

Moro Boy Smoking
A Moro boy from the Philippines has his photograph taken, bribed by the gift of the cameramans empty film carton. The boy, aged about six, is smoking a cigarette

Background imageDrugs Collection: Lighting a Pipe

Lighting a Pipe
Gentlemen lighting their pipes using a pipe lighter

Background imageDrugs Collection: She Lights Him

She Lights Him
A man in top hat lights his cigarette from that of his female companion; the couple are surrounded by a serpent motif clutched by a winged devils or satyrs head

Background imageDrugs Collection: Smoking through Holder

Smoking through Holder
Actress Anna Sten looking glamorous smoking a cigarette through a long holder

Background imageDrugs Collection: An Elegant Smoker

An Elegant Smoker
A young woman smoking a cigarette through a holder in the garden

Background imageDrugs Collection: Boy Smoking Cigarette

Boy Smoking Cigarette
A young boy lights a cigarette in a park

Background imageDrugs Collection: Apothecary 1505

Apothecary 1505
An apothecary in his shop instructs his assistant in the use of the various drugs in his repertoire

Background imageDrugs Collection: Quaker Tobacco Planters

Quaker Tobacco Planters
Quaker tobacco planters in the Bahamas

Background imageDrugs Collection: Glamorous Smoker

Glamorous Smoker
A very sophisticated woman, looking intelligent in spectacles and glamorous in make-up, smoking a cigarette

Background imageDrugs Collection: Drugs / Tobacco Plant

Drugs / Tobacco Plant
THE TOBACCO PLANT named after Jacques Nicot, French ambassador at Lisbon who introduced the plant to France in 1860

Background imageDrugs Collection: Between Two Fires

Between Two Fires
BETWEEN TWO FIRES a cigar-smoker to her right, a pipe-smoker to her left

Background imageDrugs Collection: Parisian Group Smoking

Parisian Group Smoking
Smoking in mixed company, Paris

Background imageDrugs Collection: Women Smoking Cigars

Women Smoking Cigars
Two young ladies smoke cigars




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"From the 1988 Seoul Olympics to police evidence bags, they have left an indelible mark on our society. The Mens 100m Final at the Seoul Olympics serves as a stark reminder of the controversy surrounding performance-enhancing substances. Meanwhile, in the world of art, 'The Pharmacy' artwork from 1912 depicts the role drugs play in our lives and their impact on human physiology. Even everyday substances like caffeine can be considered drugs, as depicted by the intricate molecular structure. However, not all drug-related images are positive; police evidence bags serve as a grim reminder of illegal substances that plague our communities. In Montreal Pharmacy, Canada, we witness how they can regulated and dispensed for medicinal purposes. On a different note, cannabis seed packets sold at Amsterdam's Bloemenmarkt highlight changing attitudes towards marijuana. While smoking has been associated with various forms of drug use throughout history, it is essential to remember that "No Smoking" signs were put in place to protect public health. Opium Poppy Scarlet showcases nature's contribution to pharmaceuticals but also reminds us of its potential dangers when misused. Lastly, Woman Smoking from the 1940s captures a snapshot of societal norms and attitudes towards smoking during that era. Drugs continue to shape our world – whether through athletic scandals or artistic interpretations – raising questions about their benefits and consequences.