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Henry & Young John in Younger Days

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I’ve been running photographs of John Capewell’s sons recently, and I decided to step back a little further in the past when the Capewell boys were toddlers. Here the boys wear stern, somewhat anxious expressions. My guess is that their … Continue reading →

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Young John & Henry

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Joe_Williams

  Last week I presented a pair of negatives of young John Capewell in a body cast. I assume that the cast was a corrective measure for an accident or curvature of the spine. In this picture we have a … Continue reading →

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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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