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Or there's something fishy about those parrots!

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Uploaded on Jun 16, 2010

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One of Jean Cocteau's illustrations to his book "Opium- the Diary of a Cure," which he wrote...

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Uploaded on Apr 22, 2010

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About the joys of smoking in an opium junk in the port of Saigon, this "Chinese Foxtrot" was quite a hit in France in 1931.

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Uploaded on Apr 22, 2010

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French pulp novel, early 1950s. Those were the days. The cover hints at what many colonials liked to do...

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Japanese child, 1920. I don't normally do cute, but.....

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Uploaded on Apr 18, 2010

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It's been called that for the benefit of foreigners almost since it was first launched in 1878 as...

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Uploaded on Apr 17, 2010

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Love the toy car! Featuring pop idols Frank Nagai, left, and Columbia Rose, right. This is a booklet of...

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Uploaded on Apr 17, 2010

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A manga comic book from around 1965.

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Uploaded on Apr 17, 2010

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Mid1960s. A promotional card for some sleaze entertainment. The ploy was to give targets the idea that...

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Uploaded on Apr 14, 2010

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1950s promo card. The young lady is posing before a poster for the French movie "La Fête...

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Uploaded on Apr 14, 2010

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This postcard is highly unusual. It implies a visit to Saigon by a Japanese "Shingeki"...

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Uploaded on Apr 13, 2010

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The languid female smoker was a favourite theme in the realm of opiate ephemera. You can find more like this at SteveChasmar's Opium Museum:

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Uploaded on Apr 13, 2010

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Uploaded on Apr 10, 2010

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One of Jean Cocteau's illustrations to his book "Opium- the Diary of a Cure," which he wrote...

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Uploaded on Apr 8, 2010

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The lady doesn't really belong here, because she is actually smoking tobacco from a Vietnamese...

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Uploaded on Apr 8, 2010

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As in most Western countries, trading cards were popular give-aways for all kinds of businesses in 19th...

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Uploaded on Apr 8, 2010

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