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Opium Den, San Francisco, 1900
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Titre: Opium Den, San Francisco, 1900
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Postcard showing an underground opium den in San Francisco, pre-1906 earthquake. By 1896, there were around 300 opium dens in San Francisco, mostly in Chinatown. Opium is a narcotic drug obtained from the seeds of the opium poppy. It contains the chemicals morphine and codeine, as well as other alkaloids. The opium resin from the poppy is processed, and then burned in pipes. The smoker inhales the vapours from the burning resin. Opium is an addictive drug. In the 19th century and the early 20th century, opium smoking was common worldwide, especially in Asia, which was one of the sources of the opium poppy.
Postcard showing an underground opium den in San Francisco, pre-1906 earthquake. By 1896, there were around 300 opium dens in San Francisco, mostly in Chinatown. Opium is a narcotic drug obtained from the seeds of the opium poppy. It contains the chemicals morphine and codeine, as well as other alkaloids. The opium resin from the poppy is processed, and then burned in pipes. The smoker inhales the vapours from the burning resin. Opium is an addictive drug. In the 19th century and the early 20th century, opium smoking was common worldwide, especially in Asia, which was one of the sources of the opium poppy.
Crédit: Album / Science Source / New York Public Library
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Taille de l'image: 4198 × 2504 px | 30.1 MB
Taille d'impression: 35.5 × 21.2 cm | 1652.8 × 985.8 in (300 dpi)
Mots clés: AMÉRICAIN • ASIE • ASIE, CONTINENT • CALIFORNIE • CARTE POSTALE • CARTES POSTALES • CONTINENT ASIE • ECRITURE CARTE POSTALE • FUMER • HOMME • ILLUSTRATION • MILLESIME • OPIUM • PERSONNE • XIXE SIÈCLE
