Category Archives: The Capewell Glass Negative Collection

Young John’s Back Problems

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Joe_Williams

This is John Capewell’s eldest son John, Junior who looks like he’s in some sort of body cast. I’m not sure if it was the result of an accident or maybe some corrective measure was taken for curvature of the … Continue reading →

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The George Washington Equestrian Monument

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Unlike the photograph in last week’s post, I know what the subject is and where John Capewell was when he took this exposure. This was and is The George Washington Equestrian Monument in Richmond, Virginia. It looks as if Capewell … Continue reading →

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A Neoclassical Mystery SOLVED!

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I posted this monument/fountain not knowing what or where it was or is, hoping that one of my faithful readers would come through, and my readers came through! A couple people suggested that this was in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, but … Continue reading →

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A Neoclassical Mystery

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I have here a mystery that I’m hoping won’t remain a mystery for long. John Capewell thought enough of this to shoot a glass negative, but sadly, I don’t know what it is.

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The Return of the Peculiar Trio

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Last week, I presented a photograph by John Capewell of a well-dressed trio situated oddly in an incongruous setting. This week , our peculiar trio is back in yet another strange setting.

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Well-Dressed and Oddly Posed

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I think that John Capewell had aspirations toward art, and this is one of his oddball/arty shots that he took, but when I think of it, this glass negative probably predates some of the eccentric art movements like Dada by … Continue reading →

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Gentleman in the Lodgepole Chair

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Once again John Capewell has hauled out the lodgepole chair for a portrait of this dapper gent. He looks fairly regal in his rustic throne.

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The Pleasure of Reading

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Joe_Williams

This is the last of the series of people mainly reading indoors photographed by John Capewell. Although this is probably a posed shot and the book just a prop, studying this negative made me think of  the very act of … Continue reading →

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Another Book, Another Woman

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another in a series of interior shots photographed by John Capewell. This looks to be the same camera set-up, wicker chair and vase of flowers as the picture from last week, but the woman is different.

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