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Tag Archives: Atlantic City
Atlantic City July 1916
Three friends on the beach in Atlantic City in 1916.
Leaving Parts of Atlantic City in Atlantic City
During a recent visit to Atlantic City, I stepped out upon the balcony of our hotel and was visited by a breathtaking sunset complete with stunning shafts of light piercing the clouds. It begged to be photographed. Sadly I was … Continue reading
Posted in photo manipulation, Photo Restoration, Photography, Technique
Tagged Affinity Photo, Atlantic City, God Rays, image editor, Joe Williams, New Jersey, photo manipulation, photography, sky, sun, sunset
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Atlantic City
We spent a few days at the beach in AC – the waves were fantastic for body surfing, and the boardwalk was a splendid spot for people watching.
Posted in News, Photography
Tagged Atlantic City, beach, boardwalk, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, ocean, The Shore, Zoltar
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An Ode to Summer
As Labor Day approaches, another marvelous summer comes to an end – days at the pool, backyard tomatoes, barbecues, mosquitos, and fruit pies. I found this photo in my neighborhood antique store, while sifting through the stacks. It was taken in Atlantic … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Restoration, Photography
Tagged 1916, Atlantic City, summer, vintage photos
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The Jersey Shore – The Swimsuit Edition
Capewell and company are back down at the Jersey Shore although this time it looks like they are more appropriately dressed for the weather and the water.
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 1905, A Milk White Flag, analog, antique photograph, antique photography, Atlantic City, beach, Boardwalk Empire, Charles Hale Hoyt, Dr. Martin A Couney, glass negative, incubator, Jersey Shore, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, premature infants, science, swim, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, vintage
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The Jersey Shore…Again
I often wonder about the beginnings of clichés. Who started them? Who thought them up before they became cliché? If photographing people seated on the side of the lifeguard’s boat at the shore was a cliché at the time that John … Continue reading
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 1902-1906, antique photography, Atlantic City, beach, Boardwalk Empire, glass negative, Jersey Shore, John B Capewell, lifeguard, New Jersey, parasol, photography, Photoshop, sand, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, well-dressed
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The Jersey Shore
This week’s post from The Capewell Glass Negative Collection finds our photographer John Capewell of Westville, New Jersey seated on the beach of Atlantic City with some friends and/or family members some time very early in the Twentieth Century. Capewell … Continue reading


