About the pictures
Image rights
Most pictures on this site are in the public domain in the United States. The rest are photographs their photographers share under open licenses, credited by name under each photo. Each one is listed here with why it is free to use and where the original lives.
The Absinthesis sign in the header and on the home page poster is cut from the re-lettered photograph of the Place de Clichy entrance listed below (photo by MOSSOT, CC BY 3.0), with the enamel cleaned and the frame trimmed away.
The little green fairy over the sign on the home page is the Autumn Fairy by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, from her book Elves and Fairies, published in Melbourne in 1916. She is cut out of the scan and her dress and wings are recoloured green. Published in 1916, before 1931, so she is in the public domain in the United States. Original: archive.org. The corner ornaments on the home page poster come from an ornament by Alphonse Mucha printed in Historical Paintings of the Slavic Nations in 1921, with the leaves coloured green. Published before 1931, so in the public domain in the United States, and Mucha died in 1939. Original: Wikimedia Commons. The first edition is recorded by the Western Australian Museum.
| Page | Credit | Why it is free to use | Original |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green, White and Pink: Absinthe Country by Country | Marcellin Auzolle, Absinthe de Pontarlier, H. Deniset Jeune, printed in France before absinthe was banned there in 1915. | Printed in France before the 1915 absinthe ban, so published before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Green, White and Pink: Absinthe Country by Country | Comité fédéral de l'initiative, Votation populaire du 5 juillet sur l'interdiction de l'absinthe, printed by A. Fiedler, La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1908. | Published in 1908, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Green, White and Pink: Absinthe Country by Country | P. Duplais, Traité des liqueurs et de la distillation des alcools, Paris, 1855, pages 348 to 349. Internet Archive. | Published in 1855, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Green, White and Pink: Absinthe Country by Country | Viktor Oliva (died 1928), The Absinthe Drinker, 1901, Café Slavia, Prague. Wikimedia Commons. | The artist died in 1928. Works by artists who died more than seventy years ago are in the public domain. | Source |
| Green, White and Pink: Absinthe Country by Country | Rosinette absinthe rose, printed by Affiches Camis, Paris, before absinthe was banned in France in 1915. | Printed in France before the 1915 absinthe ban, so published before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Green, White and Pink: Absinthe Country by Country | Detroit Publishing Co., Old Absinthe House bar, New Orleans, published between 1900 and 1906. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. | Published in 1900, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Absinthe-Chinoise poster, Rouchon printer, Paris, 1862. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica. | Published in 1862, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Amer Picon, Absinthe Joanne, Chocolat Menier poster, printed in Paris, 1889. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica. | Published in 1889, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Francisco Tamagno, Terminus Absinthe bienfaisante, Pontarlier, printed 1892. Letterenhuis, Antwerp. | Published in 1892, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | P. Gélis-Didot and Louis Malteste, Absinthe Parisienne, Distillerie du Val-Roger, printed by Affiches Artistiques, Paris, in the 1890s (catalogs give 1892 to 1896). Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica. | Published in the 1890s, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Emile Tabouret, Absinthinette, printed by Delanchy et Cie, Paris, 1895. Musée Carnavalet, Paris Musées. | Published in 1895, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Henri Privat-Livemont, Absinthe Robette, printed by J.L. Goffart, Brussels, 1896. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica. | Published in 1896, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Lucien Lefèvre, Absinthe Mugnier, reproduced in Les Maîtres de l'Affiche, plate 135, Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898. Gallica. | Published in 1898, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Henri Thiriet, Absinthe Berthelot, printed 1898. Letterenhuis, Antwerp. | Published in 1898, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Lithograph after Charles Alphonse Maire, Pernod Fils, printed 1898. | Published in 1898, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Leonetto Cappiello, Absinthe extra supérieure J. Édouard Pernot, printed in Paris, 1900. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. | Published in 1900, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Marcellin Auzolle, Absinthe de Pontarlier, H. Deniset Jeune, printed in France before absinthe was banned there in 1915. | Printed in France before the 1915 absinthe ban, so published before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Rosinette absinthe rose, printed by Affiches Camis, Paris, before absinthe was banned in France in 1915. | Printed in France before the 1915 absinthe ban, so published before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Leonetto Cappiello, Absinthe Ducros Fils, Valence, printed by Vercasson, Paris, 1901. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica. | Published in 1901, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Victor Leydet, Absinthe supérieure Gempp Pernod, Lunel, printed in France before absinthe was banned there in 1915. | Printed in France before the 1915 absinthe ban, so published before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Marcellin Auzolle, Le futur monument de la paix, Absinthe Rivoire, lithograph by L. Weyl, printed by Vercasson, Paris, 1905. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica. | Published in 1905, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Absinthe Jules Pernod, Avignon, printed in France before absinthe was banned there in 1915. | Printed in France before the 1915 absinthe ban, so published before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Comité fédéral de l'initiative, Votation populaire du 5 juillet sur l'interdiction de l'absinthe, printed by A. Fiedler, La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1908. | Published in 1908, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Frédéric Christol, L'Alcool! Voilà l'ennemi, temperance poster printed in France, about 1910. | Published in 1910, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Posters, 1862 to 1913: A Gallery | Poster for Gem's Absinthe, starring Glen White, published 1913. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. | Published in 1913, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Before the Green Fairy: Wormwood, From Rome to Couvet | Leonhart Fuchs, De historia stirpium, printed by Michael Isingrin, Basel, 1542. Smithsonian Libraries copy, Internet Archive. | Published in 1542, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Before the Green Fairy: Wormwood, From Rome to Couvet | Tractatus de herbis, Salerno, about 1300. British Library, London, Egerton MS 747, folio 6r. Wikimedia Commons. | A manuscript made by hand about 1300. A faithful photograph of a work this old is in the public domain. | Source |
| Before the Green Fairy: Wormwood, From Rome to Couvet | Gart der Gesundheit, printed by Peter Schöffer, Mainz, March 1485, leaf 6v, hand coloured copy. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München. | Published in 1485, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Before the Green Fairy: Wormwood, From Rome to Couvet | Hortus sanitatis, printed by Jacob Meydenbach, Mainz, June 23, 1491, leaf 3v. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München. | Published in 1491, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Before the Green Fairy: Wormwood, From Rome to Couvet | John Gerard, The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, printed by John Norton, London, 1597, page 937. Missouri Botanical Garden copy, Internet Archive. | Published in 1597, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Before the Green Fairy: Wormwood, From Rome to Couvet | Label of Edouard Pernod, Couvet, on U.S. Patent Office trade mark registration No. 11,283, registered June 24, 1884. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. | Published in 1884, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Before the Green Fairy: Wormwood, From Rome to Couvet | U.S. Patent Office trade mark registration No. 71,631, Veil-Picard & Cie., registered December 8, 1908. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. | Published in 1908, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Before the Green Fairy: Wormwood, From Rome to Couvet | The San Francisco Call, Sunday magazine section, January 20, 1901, page 1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. | Published in 1901, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Does Absinthe Make You Hallucinate? What the Old Bottles Showed | The San Francisco Call, Sunday magazine section, January 20, 1901, page 1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. | Published in 1901, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| How to Drink Absinthe the Old Way: Glass, Spoon, Sugar, Ice Water | Photo by Cornischong, Luxembourgish Wikipedia, 2005, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Cornischong, shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthesis: The History of Absinthe, From the Record | Photo by MOSSOT, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. Lettering changed to read Absinthesis. | Photo by MOSSOT, shared under the CC BY 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer. | Source |
| Is Absinthe Legal in the US? Yes, Since October 16, 2007 | Evening Star, Washington, D.C., December 14, 1911, page 1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. | Published in 1911, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by SDC, English Wikipedia, copyrighted free use. Wikimedia Commons. | The photographer allows any use, with credit (copyrighted free use). | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Hegor, 2008, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Hegor, shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Hegor, 2008, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Hegor, shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Viktor Fiala, Plzeň, 2010, who released it into the public domain. Wikimedia Commons. | The photographer released this photo into the public domain. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by SDC, English Wikipedia, 2006, who released it into the public domain. Wikimedia Commons. | The photographer released this photo into the public domain. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by SDC, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by SDC, shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Ted Lowe, 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Ted Lowe, shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Ted Lowe, 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Ted Lowe, shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Ted Lowe, 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Ted Lowe, shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Tangopaso, 2015, who released it into the public domain. Wikimedia Commons. | The photographer released this photo into the public domain. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Patafisik, 2020, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Patafisik, shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Detroit Publishing Co., Old Absinthe House bar, New Orleans, published between 1900 and 1906. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. | Published in 1900, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, 2012, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, 2012, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by David Nathan-Maister, 2006, CC BY-SA 2.5. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by David Nathan-Maister, shared under the CC BY-SA 2.5 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Rama, 2007, CC BY-SA 2.0 France. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Rama, shared under the CC BY-SA 2.0 France license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Arnaud 25, 2013, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Arnaud 25, shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Arnaud 25, 2014, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Arnaud 25, shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Arnaud 25, 2012, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Arnaud 25, shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Хрюша (Chriusha), 2009, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Хрюша, shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Dmitry Brant, 2017, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Dmitry Brant, shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by René Hourdry, 2024, CC0. Wikimedia Commons. | Released by its owner under CC0, with no rights reserved. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Eric Litton, 2006, CC BY-SA 2.5. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Eric Litton, shared under the CC BY-SA 2.5 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Eric Litton, 2006, CC BY-SA 2.5. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Eric Litton, shared under the CC BY-SA 2.5 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Cornischong, Luxembourgish Wikipedia, 2005, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Cornischong, shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Arnaud 25, 2012, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Arnaud 25, shared under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Photo by Madison Scott-Clary, 2007, CC BY 2.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Madison Scott-Clary, shared under the CC BY 2.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer. | Source |
| Absinthe Spoons, Fountains and Glasses: A Gallery | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Monsieur Boileau at the Café, 1893. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0. | Released by its owner under CC0, with no rights reserved. | Source |
| The Night the Doubs Ran Green: The 1901 Pernod Fire | Photograph after P. Maire-Sébille and Fr. Borel, L'Illustration, Paris, August 17, 1901. Scan via showcaves.com. | Published in 1901, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| The Night the Doubs Ran Green: The 1901 Pernod Fire | Photo postcard, Usine Pernod Fils, l'incendie à 1 heure 1/2, Pontarlier, printed 1901, this copy written on in 1902. Scan via showcaves.com. | Published in 1901, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| The Night the Doubs Ran Green: The 1901 Pernod Fire | Photo postcard, Usine Pernod Fils, l'incendie à 3 heures, Pontarlier, printed 1901. Scan via showcaves.com. | Published in 1901, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| The Night the Doubs Ran Green: The 1901 Pernod Fire | Photo postcard, Après l'incendie, une caisse de bouteilles fondues, Pontarlier, printed by 1902. Scan via showcaves.com. | Published in 1902, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| The Night the Doubs Ran Green: The 1901 Pernod Fire | Gustave Courbet, The Source of the Loue, 1864. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0. | Released by its owner under CC0, with no rights reserved. | Source |
| The Night the Doubs Ran Green: The 1901 Pernod Fire | The St. Louis Republic, August 25, 1901, page 2. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. | Published in 1901, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| The Night the Doubs Ran Green: The 1901 Pernod Fire | The Times, Richmond, Virginia, September 22, 1901, page 8. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. | Published in 1901, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| The Night the Doubs Ran Green: The 1901 Pernod Fire | U.S. Patent Office trade mark registration No. 71,631, Veil-Picard & Cie., registered December 8, 1908. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. | Published in 1908, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Vintage Absinthe Glasses on eBay: Eight Sellers, One New Glass | Photo by Eric Litton, 2006, CC BY-SA 2.5. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Eric Litton, shared under the CC BY-SA 2.5 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Where to Find Real Antique Absinthe Spoons: Search in French | Photo by SDC, English Wikipedia, copyrighted free use. Wikimedia Commons. | The photographer allows any use, with credit (copyrighted free use). | Source |
| Where to Find Real Antique Absinthe Spoons: Search in French | Photo by Ted Lowe, 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia Commons. | Photo by Ted Lowe, shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Free to use with credit to the photographer; changed copies must use the same license. | Source |
| Wormwood on Trial: How Absinthe Was Banned | The San Francisco Call, Sunday magazine section, January 20, 1901, page 1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. | Published in 1901, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Wormwood on Trial: How Absinthe Was Banned | Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 1, 1906, page 22, reprinting the London Globe. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. | Published in 1906, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Wormwood on Trial: How Absinthe Was Banned | Evening Star, Washington, D.C., December 14, 1911, page 1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. | Published in 1911, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Wormwood on Trial: How Absinthe Was Banned | The Arizona Republican, Phoenix, March 14, 1915, page 7. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. | Published in 1915, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
| Wormwood on Trial: How Absinthe Was Banned | Leonhart Fuchs, De historia stirpium, printed by Michael Isingrin, Basel, 1542. Smithsonian Libraries copy, Internet Archive. | Published in 1542, before 1931. Works published before 1931 are in the public domain in the United States. | Source |
