Category Archive: The Henry Capewell Glass Negative Collection

The Capewell Glass Negative Collection – Snowy Self-Portraits

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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.

The Capewell Glass Negative Collection – The Swift Trial and Severe Punishment of Frosty the Snowman

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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 …

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The Henry Capewell Glass Negative Collection

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Today is the start of a new category which I will update weekly until I run out of material. Trust me, I have a lot of material! As I said in my previous post about Mr Capewell’s fantastic collection of glass negatives, my Dad did yard work to help out an elderly neighbor who happened …

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