Frosty the Snowman promised he would be back again one day, and here he is! He’s returned from his bitter fate at the receiving end of a firing squad and was reformed to enjoy another wintry day in the Southern portion of New Jersey just East of the metropolis that was Philadelphia.
Here’s another advertisement from the program/souvenir booklet for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater back in 1901.At first, I thought this was a pioneer advertisement for a push gift. You know – have a baby, get a Whitman’s Sampler. However, back in the turn of the …
Here are a couple more negatives from The Capewell Glass Negative Collection which were shot about a 100 years ago. We’re continuing with our winter theme, and this time, I’ve chosen a couple of self-portraits of the photographer, John B Capewell, in the snow.
This is a postcard I’ve had for a while, sent from Boston to Willimantic, CT. I wonder if Zip ever got that money back.
Today I continue posting a collection of glass negatives from 100 or so years ago. There’s about 200 5″ x 7″ glass negatives, and from what I’ve been able to determine so far, they were shot by John B. Capewell who lived in Westville, New Jersey. Click HERE to see more of John’s work in …
Here are the Capewells in a strangely stiff family portrait. From left to right, we have John, Jr., Ella, Henry O and standing in the background is the photographer responsible for these negatives, John B. Capewell. My guess is that this is around 1912 or 1913 being that the youngest was born in 1908.
Included with The Capewell Negative Collection was a box of odds and ends – mostly paperwork – but there was some really interesting things as well, such as picture postcards and this really wonderful playbill souvenir program from the Broad Street Theater in 1901. Featured is the French play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams, who played …
The time period of The Capewell Glass Negative Collection reminded me of a Christmas ornament I made fifteen years ago. In 1995, we bought a rowhome that was built in 1910. It’s a good house in a nice neighborhood, however there was an unfortunate drop ceiling in the living room/dining room. “No problem”, we thought, …
Before I start, I need to make a clarification and/or correction. I’ve been living under a false assumption about these negatives and their photographer. It turns out that John B. Capewell is the photographer. Henry was his youngest son who was married to my Dad’s elderly neighbor. My guess is that Henry was hanging on …
Besides the glass negatives we inherited from Annie, we also got an aluminum Christmas tree and this beautifully illustrated Christmas ornament box with ornaments inside. Every year when I pull it out of storage, I always tell myself that I’m going to scan the box and never get around to it. Until today, that is! I adore …
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