Category Archives: The Photo Elective

Box 2217

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another one of Tina’s photo elective shots of Center City Philadelphia circa 1981. As I’ve written before, illustration majors at the Philadelphia College of Art were required to take a photography course where the students would shoot, process and … Continue reading →

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The Photo Elective – King Richard’s Tavern

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Joe_Williams

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 photos as well as process the negatives and … Continue reading →

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The Photo Elective – The Broadway Deli

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Joe_Williams

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. In order to finish off a roll of film so I could process … Continue reading →

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The Photo Elective – Steve & Eydie

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau taken in 1981. Her camera was aimed toward the South on Broad Street just a couple of doors from Anderson Hall which is now The Atlantic Building. She was probably in front … Continue reading →

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The Photo Elective – Cundey’s Motel

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Joe_Williams

When I was in art school in the early ’80s, I was required to take a photography elective course where we had to shoot photographs; develop the film; make prints from the negatives and hopefully wind up with something that … Continue reading →

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The Photo Elective – South Philly Circa 1981

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Joe_Williams

As I wrote recently, I lived in New Jersey but commuted to the big city across the Delaware River to attend the Philadelphia College of Art. When I needed to shoot photographs for a photo elective course, I tended to … Continue reading →

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The Photo Elective – Murphy’s Tavern

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Last week we did pretty well with a visit to The Mardi Gras Club and were actually graced by the presence of the Miss Vicki. Over on the Facebook pages for Westville and Gloucester City there was a lot of … Continue reading →

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