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Tag Archives: 1900-1910
Smile for the Camera…Oh, never mind.
I’m guessing, but this looks to be John B. Capewell’s brother-in-law, niece who showed up in last week’s photo and sister. It looks like they’re shot in the same room as last week’s shot only this trio is a little … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, early 20th Century, East Coast, family, flash photography, glass negative, Gloucester County, indoor, informal, John B Capewell, kitchen, New Jersey, old, photography, Photoshop, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, Westville
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Waiting for Dinner
Those viddles aren’t going to fix themselves!
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, early 20th Century, East Coast, family, flash photography, glass negative, Gloucester County, indoor, informal, John B Capewell, kitchen, New Jersey, old, photography, Photoshop, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, Westville
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Tending the Crops
John B. Capewell’s brother owned a farm in Westville, NJ, and this looks to be it. The long lanky fellow on the left is John’s brother. I don’t know who the fellow is on the right.
Feeding the Chickens
One of John B. Capewell’s brothers had a farm, and I guess that this could be his farm, but I have no way of verifying it. In this glass negative which is in poorer condition than most of the shots … Continue reading
The Boys of Summer
I guess one of the appeals of baseball is that it never changes. It’s always been balls, bats, bases and mitts.
John & Ella Newly Married
Here’s a picture of the photographer John Capewell of Westville, New Jersey sitting with his wife Ella in the shade of a tree. John and Ella look very young in this picture compared to others in the collection. I assumed … Continue reading
Heavy Industry
We’re back with another glass negative by the water shot about 100 or so years ago by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey. I’m not sure where this was shot. Capewell travelled with his camera in tow, and I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900-1910, 20th century, America, analog, antique photograph, factory, glass negative, industry, John B Capewell, old, photography, river, rocks, smoke stack, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, train, train tracks, trees, USA, vintage
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Lady by the Water
We’re back by the water with another glass negative shot by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jesrey about 100 or so years ago. My guess is that this photograph was taken on the same day and in the same … Continue reading


