Opium Collection (page 2)

Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey - Turkish Propaganda
Turkish propaganda card. Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918) oversaw a period of decline in the power and extent of the Empire, ruling from 31 August 1876 until he was deposed on 27 April 1909

Izmir, Turkey - Opium Cultivation
Opium poppies and their exporter, J Taranto (from J Taranto & Sons - Exporters of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey) (left) at a field likely to be close to Afyon

French spoils from China exhibited at Tuileries, 1861
French spoils from China recently exhibited at the Palace of the Tuileries. Treasures and valuable objects sent home from the Summer Palace as a present to Napoleon III

The opium clipper Wild Dayrell
Illustration showing the schooner constructed by John and Robert White, of the Medina Docks, Cowes, for the firm Dent and Co. of Hong Kong. Date: 1855

Albert a D Sassoon
Sir ALBERT ADDALLAH DAVID SASSOON - son of David S. member of family who used opium trade and exploited native labour to acquire huge fortune and titles. Date: 1818 - 1896

Chinese opium trader
A Chinese opium trader at his desk. Date: 1882

What we ought to do in China
A Chinese dragon is threatened by a British warrior on horseback. Date: 1860

Gun boat crew at prayers
During the Second Opium War with China, the crew of a British gunboat attend prayers on a Sunday morning while moored in the Canton River

Man in Turkish dress and wearing a turban harvesting opium
Title page including illustration of a man in Turkish dress and wearing a turban harvesting opium. From: Opiologia ad mentem academiae naturae curiosorum | Georgii Wolffgangi Wedelii, Med

Two opium smokers, China
Two opium smokers reclining, China. Date: circa 1890

Lord John Hay, Vanity Fair, Ape
Rear Admiral LORD JOHN HAY (1827-1916) Politician and British naval officer, serving at the Siege of Sebastopol and during both Opium Wars

Sir Albert Sassoon
Sir ALBERT ADDALLAH SASSOON son of David S. member of merchant family who throve on the opium trade and exploiting cheap native labour, earning large fortune and honours. Date: 1818 - 1896

Opium Smoking in China Date: circa 1901

Chinese Opium Smokers. In 1907, the Chinese Government condemned Opium smoking (and addiction) as the greatest curse of the country and passed laws to restrict its use. Date: circa 1908

Medical plants. Poppy (Papaver somniferum). Engraving

Opium smokers. Indian Art. 18th century. Miniature. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

The opium-joint of the Republican irreconcilables - a cheap way of being happy. Illustration shows a scene in an opium den labeled Bloody Shirt Joint - Blaine & Reid Managers with James G

King of the opium ring big scenic sensation : by Chas. E. Blaney & Chas. A. Taylor. Date c1899

Five styles of tobacco or opium pipes. Date 1878 Dec

Where to eat dinner with chopsticks a la chinoise
Scene from 1920 of a Chinese restaurant in Londons Chinatown in Limehouse. The first Chinese to settle in Britain arrived in the late 18th century

Panoramic view of Afyon, Turkey. Afyon - know known as Afyon Karahisar - capital of Afyon Province in Western Turkey. Growing area for Turkish poppies, used mostly for medicinal Opium

Landing opium from the Pekin at Hong Kong
Men landing opium at Hong Kong from the Pekin Date: 1857

The Opium Poppy
The poppy plant(Papaver somniferum)in bloom. A pod or capsule with incisions scored into the side emits sap

Afyon, Turkey
Afyon - know known as Afyon Karahisar - capital of Afyon Province in Western Turkey. Growing area for Turkish poppies, used mostly for medicinal Opium

America, The Chinese in San Francisco. Opium smokers
An opium den, showing Chinese people under the influence of the drug, lying in bunks or on the floor, smoking long pipes. Date: 1880

Taking of Chusan 1840
The taking of the Island of Chusan during the First Opium War by Charles Elliott The archipelago was evacuated in early 1841 in exchange for the cession of Hong Kong

Navy Attack Fort / China
An attack on a Chinese coastal fort by British forces during the Opium Wars

TAKU FORTS
The Taku Forts, at the mouth of the Peiho river (today the Hai He, the name given to the lower stretches of the Bei river) : they were the scene of action in the Opium Wars

Poor Childs Nurse
THE POOR CHILDs NURSE Date: 1849

China Exploited / 1914
Britain & Japan join forces to exploit China

Opium War / Taku Forts
Capture of the Taku Forts

COLERIDGE (1772-1834)
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE English poet and literary critic. Friends with Wordsworth

Drugs / Opium Factory - 6
OPIUM FACTORY AT PATNA, INDIA for the Chinese trade A fleet of vessels carries the opium down the Ganges to Calcutta, whence it will be transported to China

Drugs / Opium Factory - 5
OPIUM FACTORY AT PATNA, INDIA for the Chinese trade The stacking room, where the opium, made up into balls, is stacked awaiting transport

Drugs / Opium Factory - 4
OPIUM FACTORY AT PATNA, INDIA for the Chinese trade The drying room, where the opium, made up into balls while wet, dries out

Drugs / Opium Factory - 3
OPIUM FACTORY AT PATNA, INDIA for the Chinese trade The balling room, where the opium is made up into balls for convenience of carriage

Drugs / Opium Factory - 2
OPIUM FACTORY AT PATNA, INDIA for the Chinese trade The mixing room Date: 1882

Drugs / Opium Factory - 1
OPIUM FACTORY AT PATNA, INDIA for the Chinese trade The examining room

Blissful Smoker
Enjoying the bliss that opium brings, a Chinese smoker lays his pipe aside for a while

Smoker Calculating ?
A Chinese smoker lies on a mat, apparently adding on his fingers : perhaps he is asking himself if he can afford a refill ?

Smoker on Mat
A Chinese smoker lies on a mat, his pipe in his hands and his lamp in front of him

Chinese Man on Mat
A Chinese man sits smoking on a mat, his slippers removed and his lamp beside him

Chinese Woman Smoking
A female Chinese opium smoker sits on a divan, preparing to smoke

Carrying the Lamp
A Chinese opium smoker prepares to smoke, carrying his lamp to the divan

Filling the Pipe
A Chinese opium smoker prepares to fill his pipe; bowl and lamp are on the floor before him

A Chinese Smoker
A Chinese opium smoker prepares to smoke : he holds a long pipe, a shorter one rests beside him together with the lamp

Preparing the Opium
A Chinese opium dealer prepares the opium, heating it gently over coals

Cutting Opium Ball
A Chinese opium dealer cuts a ball of opium

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