Cutting Hemp near Lexington on One of the Largest Fields in Kentucky

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Artifact Overview

This stereograph shows four mules, two men, and one self-rake reaper harvesting industrial hemp. The reaper, perhaps a McCormick-Deering model, was reinforced to cut the woody stalks and rake them onto the ground. The text incorrectly links hemp with other strains of Cannabis sativa and other species (Cannabis indica) from which medicinal or recreational products, including hashish, derive.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Stereograph

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

92.0.173.19

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Card stock

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.625 in
Width: 7 in

Inscriptions

front, right side: Keystone View Company / Copyrighted, Underwood & Underwood / Manufacturers / MADE IN U.S.A. / Publsihers front, top: 33 front, left side: Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y. / Chicago, Ill., London, England front, bottom: V23240 Cutting Hemp Near Lexington On One of / the Largest Fields in Kentucky
Cutting Hemp near Lexington on One of the Largest Fields in Kentucky