Postcards from San Antonio ~ No1
"Ahora, Vámanos a Mi Tierra"
Edition limited to 25 prints, $70 each
Image size: 5 5/8 x 6 3/8 inches
Early 1900s' postcard of candy vendor combined with photo
of pralines and dulces from Mi Tierra Café
and Bakery. Copy from original card: "Dressed in his native
garb, he sells a kind of pecan candy peculiar to Mexico which he alone seems
to have the secret of making more toothsome than any one else."
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Postcards from San Antonio ~ No2
"Praying for Pralines"
Edition limited to 25 prints, $70 each
Image size: 5 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches
Early 1900s' postcard labeled "Mexican Candy Vendor" combined with a
photo of pralines and dulces. Copy drawn from postcard above, "This
Mexican candy seller is a typical sight on the streets of San Antonio."
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Postcards from San Antonio ~ No3
"Dulce Detour"
Edition limited to 25 prints, $70 each
Image size: 5 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches
Early 1900s' postcard labeled "Mexican Candy Vendor
on Military Plaza"
combined with a photo of a pecan praline. Copy: "I find myself walking blocks out of my
way to rendez-vous with dulce vendors."
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Postcards from San Antonio ~ No
4
"Suckers for Sugar"
Edition limited to 25 prints, $70 each
Image size: 6 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches
Early 1900s' postcard labeled "Mexican selling
candies" combined with a photo of coconut candy. Copy: "The crowd almost seemed threatening the day
the candy man was late arriving at his post."
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