Baalbek

Baalbek

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Alternate Title(s):
Baalbek Valley
Author(s):
Cherniak, Laurence, photographer, designer
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Raymond Martin Verlag, publisher.
Publication:
Markt Erlbach : Raymond Martin Verlag, [1995]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Cannabis
Agriculture
Lebanon
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
This is an image of a field of cannabis growing in the area of Baalbek, Lebanon. In the distance is a mountain with clouds gathered over it. There is a truck near the bottom right of the card. It is piled high with harvested plants wrapped in burlap. Along the side of the truck are images of the flag of Lebanon. The word Baalbek is written in red, green and blue letters. In the upper left corner of the card are curved knives and a wooden cutting board. In the upper fight corner is a large metal dish containing a dark, powdery substance.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Extent:
1 postcard : 10 x 15 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
9918752188906676 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D06593
OCLC no.:
1418880932
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918752188906676