Category Archives: The Capewell Glass Negative Collection

In with the new

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Joe_Williams

This looks to be one of John Capewell’s sons although I’m not sure which one. I had posted another negative from this photography session a while back. Capewell was rightly proud of his baby and aimed to capture his image … Continue reading →

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Express

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I don’t have a specifically Christmas themed glass negative from John Capewell, but this one with a child, a canine playmate and a toy wagon will have to do. This looks to be Capewell’s younger son Henry with the family … Continue reading →

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Mom, Frosty & the Kids

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

A while back I had posted a number of photos of the Capewell children happily cavorting with a snowman. This plate looks to be taken a few winters after the other shots and the kids along with their mother seem … Continue reading →

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Sharing a Cup

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Ella and John Capewell share a cup while on a jaunt out-of-doors some time early in the twentieth century.

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Over the River and Through the Woods…

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Joe_Williams

A path through the woods shot by John B. Capewell.

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Strings Attached

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a shot from John Capewell’s younger days when he wanted to play around with photography, composition and odd juxtapositions. He’s included himself in the center of this oddly posed crowd as he activates his camera’s shutter with a length … Continue reading →

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The Great Indoors

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Joe_Williams

The Capewell Glass Negative Collection continues with a great indoor self-portrait of the photographer John Capewell who looks to have been experimenting with flash photography. He’s flanked by two ladies — John’s wife Ella on the right and a woman … Continue reading →

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