Postcards from San Antonio ~ N^o 18

"Peace be with you."

Edition limited to 25 prints, $70 each

Image size:  5 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches

A late 1800s' photo of St. Mark's Episcopal Church is combined with a photo of its old bell, still suspended below a limestone arch on Jefferson Street.  The copy reads: "They say Sam Maverick forged the bell for St. Mark's from a cannon used during the Battle of the Alamo.  If only the concept proved contagious...."

Texas History Stories ~ Page 179

"The Besmirching of the Black Bean's Reputation"

Edition limited to 25 prints, $70 each

Image size:  8 1/4 x 6 inches

A copy of a 1901 print from Texas History Stories rests amidst a sea of white beans in this print explaining Texans' dread of drawing the black bean. In what became known as The Black Bean Episode, 17 Texans from the ill-fated Mier Expedition drew the black beans of the grim reaper. Copy threaded through the white bean stew reads: "Bigfoot Wallace figured the black beans were bigger and successfully plucked a small white one from the pot. James Shepherd drew a black one but played possum to trick the firing squad. But the curse of the black bean was too powerful. James was recaptured and shot."

Postcards from San Antonio ~ N^o 19

"Strong roots nourish the church into its next century."

Edition limited to 25 prints, $70 each

Image size:  9 x 6 1/2 inches

A 1912 postmarked postcard of First Presbyterian Church is combined with photographs of the church's stained glass windows. Copy reads: "just sixty years ago, the Reverend McCullough fled for his life from the town he said was 'overrun by a devilish set of men and gamblers.' But the Gospel finally gained a foothold...."

Postcard from Baltimore

"Still the Hub a Century Later"

Edition limited to 25 prints, $70 each

Image size:  8 x 6 1/4 inches

An early 1900s postcard of "A Busy Scene along the Wharves" of Baltimore, Maryland, is contrasted with a posterized view of the new Harborview condominiums. The copy reads: "I never tire of the bustling scene centered around the harbor."