These blades crafted in the last century were relied upon to shape the America we thrive in today! They are the metal of a country forged by its spirit and used by its visionaries. Though the machining industry has all but died, a few of these steel remnants remain to remind us of the wheels […]
I went to Fort Jefferson Dry Tortugas many times in the last 40 years this was my first trip in 1976 that’s my dad he was 39 years old and I was 20 it was definitely a pretty wild trip especially on our stop off on the way back
This is in back of the raw bar Key West 1976 that’s the key west shrimp fleet a front came in and they had to Come in for a couple days those shrimpers could drink and party first the Raw bar And then the boat bar then West Key bar And then of course 3 o’clock in the morning Captain Tony’s
Between Sal and myself we have over 80 years of publishers photos and thousands of studio portfolios sal was photographing as far back as 1928 till his death in 1995 and me I’ve been published as far back as 1978 and I’m still rolling this is a photograph of both of us and my little brother Key West 1976 hell of a year
Sal had many locations in Manhattan this is the place he was partners in eighth Avenue the 60s what a fun place that was some pretty wild images came out of there And definitely some wild stories to go with them
New York City 2015
Terracina West Studios 2004
In 1935 great uncle Sal was 24 years old he opened up a mask photography studio in Manhattan he created this mask to assist him In his mind reading act and hypnotizing people 1937 he made six of them that year I have three hanging in our house
What a life
In 2004 I opened up Terracina West Studios there was 65 masks all through the studio and house wherever you were at there was a mask staring at you The two mask you’re looking at Sal created them in 1937 they were used in his mind reading act and hypnotizing people they’re both over 80 years old And in incredible condition Lisa and I have them hanging in our dining room and throughout the house here in Florida there’s 35 of them hanging around the rest are in storage What’s bizarre about them is the ingredients in the papier-mâché mix pyramid scrapings from Egypt Haitian voodoo dust and secret potions from around the world
