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Tag Archives: 1900-1910
Another Book, Another Woman
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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Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, book, early 20th Century, glass negative, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, reading, single light source, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau, woman
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Elijah Wood, Time Traveler
When I was originally sorting through these glass negatives, I was struck by this young man’s resemblance to actor Elijah Wood. If you’re not familiar with Wood, he is best known for playing the character Frodo in the Lord of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900-1910, actor, America, analog, antique photograph, early 20th Century, Elijah Wood, family, Frodo, Gibson Girl, glass negative, John B Capewell, Lord of the Rings, New Jersey, photography, Photoshop, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, time travel, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau
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Sleigh Ride
Here’s a snowy self portrait of John B. Capewell along with an unidentified companion seated in a sleigh. Capewell is seated on the right. It looks like the photographer set up his camera, hopped back in the sleigh and is … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, Christmas, early 20th Century, glass negative, Gloucester County, horse, Joe Williams, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, Photoshop, sleigh, snow, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, Westville, winter
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Up a Tree
Here’s a photograph by John B. Capewell of an unidentified but adorable moppet perched in a tree. Capewell’s subject did not appear to be really happy with the whole prospect.
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Train Wreck
This looks to be the aftermath of a derailment that took place somewhere near where John B. Capewell used to reside. Something as unique and exciting as a train wreck was not going to escape our photographer’s lens! Sadly, there … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, coal, crash, derailment, early 20th Century, glass negative, Gloucester County, John B Capewell, New Jersey, parasol, Pennsylvania, photography, railroad, steam, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, train, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau
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Good Doggie
John B. Capewell shot a number of photographs of his family in front of this corn field which was probably in Westville, New Jersey where the Capewells resided. Back then New Jersey lived up to it’s name of The Garden … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900-1910, 5x7, a boy and his dog, analog, antique photograph, baby, black and white, boy, child, corn, dog, early 20th Century, farm, glass negative, John B Capewell, John Batt Capewell, lodgepole chair, New Jersey, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, toddler, USA, vintage, Willceau
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Snowy Landscape
Some of the glass negatives in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection have contained enough information that the time and place could be ascertained. Others, like the one above, are anybody’s guess.
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Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, Christmas, early 20th Century, glass negative, hill, John B Capewell, mountain, New Jersey, Philadelphia, photography, Photoshop, roadside, snow, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, vintage, Westville, winter
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The Shaggy Professor
It looks like our photographer, John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey, was having a bit of fun with the family dog while practicing his studio technique.
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Tagged 1900-1910, analog, anthropomorphic, antique photograph, dog, early 20th Century, glass negative, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, Photoshop, pipe, professor, smoking, specatacle, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, vintage, Westville, Willceau
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