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Two Malay men and a woman sit and recline on the floor smoking opium. Wood-engraving, late 19th century.

Two Chinese opium smokers in a booth watched by a woman who fans herself. Wood-engraving, late 19th century.

Two wealthy Chinese opium smokers. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 19th century.

A man selling opium; nearby a woman breast feeds her baby. Engraving by F. W. Topham, c. 1840, after W. Muller.

An opium den in San Francisco, early 20th century, with two Chinese men smoking. Process print after a photograph.

Chinese opium smokers in a saloon experiencing various effects of the drug. Tinted lithograph, c. 1866, after T. Allom.

An opium den in London's East End with smokers lying on wooden bunks and slouching by the fire. Wood-engraving by W. B. Murray, c. 1880.

Two poor Chinese opium smokers. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 19th century.

Two Chinese men stand by a shop window while opium smokers sit on the terrace above. Pencil drawing with sepia wash by W. J. Bellairs, 19th century.

An opium den in London's East End with a reclining smoker being watched by a group of men. Wood engraving by A. Doms, 1872, after G. Doré.

The opium habit : with suggestions as to the remedy / [compiled by Horace B. Day].

A mother who believes that an "Infants preservative" (medicine for infants) will preserve her child from danger in a collapsing house. Coloured lithograph, 183-.

Opium eating : an autobiographical sketch / by an habituate.

An opium den in France with smokers lying in beds being attended by Chinese men. Colour halftone, c. 1983.

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The opium habit : with suggestions as to the remedy / [compiled by Horace B. Day].

A mother who believes that an "Infants preservative" (medicine for infants) will preserve her child from danger in a collapsing house. Coloured lithograph, 183-.

Opium eating : an autobiographical sketch / by an habituate.

An opium den in France with smokers lying in beds being attended by Chinese men. Colour halftone, c. 1983.

A man selling opium; nearby a woman breast feeds her baby. Engraving by F. W. Topham, c. 1840, after W. Muller.