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The Blue Book ~ No1 "See Sallie after the Alamo"
Edition limited to
25 prints, $70 each
Image size: 8 x 5
3/4 inches
The back cover of the 1911-1912 edition of "The Blue Book"
reads "For Information of the Red Light District Ask Me. Meet me at the
Beauty Saloon." This image is combined with advertisements, including
Sallie Brewer's, from an inside page of the guide to San Antonio's "Sporting
District," a red light and an early 1900s' postcard of The Alamo.
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The Blue Book ~ No2 "Mayor
Callaghan crowed at City Hall during the week, but spirited fights could be
found just two blocks to the west on weekends."
Edition limited to
25 prints, $70 each
Image size: 10 1/4
x 3 3/4 inches
The Blue Book's listings for cock pits on South Santa Rosa
Avenue in downtown San Antonio is combined with images of roosters and a
period map of the area. |

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The Blue Book ~ No3
"Patent Plugs for Pifflicated People"
Edition limited to
25 prints, $70 each
Image size: 9 x 5
inches
This collage focuses on Billy Keilman's Blue Book
advertisement for his "Patent Plugs for Pifflicated People," claiming that
"one of these, inserted anywhere in the wall, will bring things to a
standstill..." The ad is headlined "Stop That Merry-Go-Round!!"
The miracle claim of relief for the intoxicated is combined with a period
toast on a "Greetings from San Antonio" postcard and a pair of prancing
carousel horses. |
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The Blue Book ~ No4 "Go
West Young Men"
Edition limited to
25 prints, $70 each
Image size: 9 x 4
7/8 inches
Early 1900s' postcard of some of San Antonio's blue ladies
is combined with a period mini-postcard image of "Roll Call at Fort Sam
Houston" and a page from "The Blue Book." The page is headlined
"Directory of Houses and Women - Class-A" and lists the names and addresses
of some of San Antonio's welcoming women in 1911. |
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