Tag Archives: antique photograph

Women & Children

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another glass negative that looks like it is related to the negatives I’ve run over the past two weeks. This one is out of focus and a little worse for wear, but I intend on running all of John … Continue reading →

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On a Hill by the Water, Again

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another shot by the water, and it looks like it’s the same place as what was pictured in the photograph from last week. A fairly young looking Ella and John Capewell pose in this shot, and it looks as … Continue reading →

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On a Hill by the Water

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a shot of John Capewell’s wife, Ella, on the far right, a trio of children and an older woman who may be Ella’s mother all sitting in the shade by a river or a lake.

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Twins or a Double Exposure?

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Originally, when I first looked at this negative, I thought that photographer John Capewell was just taking a cute picture of twins in what looks like a barn. As I was starting to prepare the photo for this post I … Continue reading →

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Dressed to the Nines at the Edge of the Pines

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another photographic composition where the photographer inserted himself as a subject. John B. Capewell is in on the left acting as if he is unaware of the camera as he activates it’s shutter with a length of string. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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The Lady in the Harbor

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Joe_Williams

In celebration of Independence Day, I present John B. Capewell’s photograph of the Statue of Liberty.

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A Family in the Shade

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Joe_Williams

John Capewell is again photographer and subject of this glass negative. He’s in the back on the far left. He is activating his camera’s shutter with a length of string although he’s done a better job of hiding the string … Continue reading →

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