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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Arrowheads
These framed arrowheads have been in my family for at least fifty years. I don’t know anything about them except that they were my step-grandfather’s. They were kept in a drawer of the spare room in my parent’s house. From … Continue reading
Rapids
Here’s one that I’m guessing John Capewell shot up at Niagara Falls where he has taken his camera a number of times.
Broad & Chestnut • The Photo Elective
Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau. As I’ve said before, all sophomore students majoring in illustration at The Philadelphia College of Art were required to take a minor course in photography where the students would take and process … Continue reading
Pineapple Cookies
While going through some of my dad’s boxes – I was thrilled to find my grandmother’s recipe book that I thought was long gone. There are some treasures in there – Lobster Cantonese, Frankfurter Casserole, and Marie Griffin’s recipe for … Continue reading
Vulture Culture
One of the things I did while in Connecticut was take walks with my camera in freezing temperatures. I spotted these very large birds congregating in trees and found out from the locals that they were black vultures. According to … Continue reading
Dad
The site has been quiet for a while because I was with my father who had become ill and passed away. I was hoping he would rally as he had done in the past, but it was not to be. He died on … Continue reading
It used to be Smiles…
…but in 1982 it was VIP Food Service. Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a course in photography. We had to shoot the … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1982, 35mm, analog, baking for the holidays, Broadway, corner store, Joe Williams, New Jersey, photography, Smiles, vintage, Westville
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Route 34
The trolley
Posted in Adventures in Commuting
Tagged commute, convergence, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, perspective, Philadelphia, photography, SEPTA, transit, tread, trolley, USA
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