Meet me in bunkhouse.
Posted on 06/28/2017 6:43:10 AM PDT by C19fan
Reclining on bunk beds while sucking on opium pipes, these haunting photos provide a rare glimpse into life in America's 19th century opium dens that prompted the country's first crackdown on drugs. Established by the Chinese, the first opium dens in the US sprung up in San Francisco's Chinatown during the 1840s and 1850s, and were soon being used by people from all walks of society. The opium rush was at its most prevalent during the 1880s and 1890s, which coincided with the rise of the temperance movement. Its popularity eventually resulted in a string of legislative measures being introduced to try and stamp out the addictive craze, including the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906 and Smoking Opium Exclusion Act in 1909.
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Meet me in bunkhouse.
Smoking opium was rather pleasant but it could get really addictive.
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