One Summer Night

One Summer Night

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The Astonished Abyss

The Astonished Abyss

Or there's something fishy about those parrots!

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La Folie D Grandeurs/Delusions of Grandeur

La Folie D Grandeurs/Delusions of Grandeur

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Jean Cocteau-Opium2

Jean Cocteau-Opium2

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

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Opium! Fumée de Rêve

Opium! Fumée de Rêve

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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Rêve d'Opium

Rêve d'Opium

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

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Chibi-chan

Chibi-chan

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

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Cherry Dansu

Cherry Dansu

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

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Japan Pop 1950s

Japan Pop 1950s

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

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Manga-mid60s

Manga-mid60s

A manga comic book from around 1965.

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Shockinggu-Bustarama!!!

Shockinggu-Bustarama!!!

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

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Tokyo starlet à la Henriette

Tokyo starlet à la Henriette

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

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shingeki actress-Saigon

shingeki actress-Saigon

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

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Cécile Paul-Baudry-Opium Smoker

Cécile Paul-Baudry-Opium Smoker

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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The Temple of Medusa, Atlantis

The Temple of Medusa, Atlantis

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Jean Cocteau-Opium

Jean Cocteau-Opium

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

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Smoking Siren-haiphong 1906

Smoking Siren-haiphong 1906

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

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Opium & chocolate

Opium & chocolate

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

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