-
Top Posts
-
-
Top Posts
-
Flickr Photos
Read Monkey & Bird
Read RIMWORLD!
Tag Archives: baby
When the Bough Breaks
Along Christian Street in South Philadelphia
Posted in Looking South, Philadelphia
Tagged baby, Christian Street, Creepy, doll, Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, tree
Leave a comment
Love isn’t fat free!
My Valentine to Tina
Posted in Drawer Cards, Holiday
Tagged angry, baby, Cartoon, Cupid, diet, Joe Williams, putti, putto, Valentine's Day, wings
2 Comments
In with the new
This looks to be one of John Capewell’s sons although I’m not sure which one. I had posted another negative from this photography session a while back. Capewell was rightly proud of his baby and aimed to capture his image … Continue reading
Express
I don’t have a specifically Christmas themed glass negative from John Capewell, but this one with a child, a canine playmate and a toy wagon will have to do. This looks to be Capewell’s younger son Henry with the family … Continue reading
Child of the Corn
Yes, I know I’ve gotten plenty of mileage out of the Children of the Corn joke, but it’s almost Halloween and photographer John Capewell used this field of corn as a backdrop for a number of his photographs.
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged analog, antique photograph, baby, Children of the Corn, corn, early 20th Century, glass negative, Halloween, Joe Williams, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau
1 Comment
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Here’s another in a series of photographs that John Capewell shot of his children with the familiar lodgepole chair, a curtain of corn as a background and the family pet. This appears to be Capewell’s son John, Jr.
Christening Gown – Variation
I recently posted a photo of John Capewell’s eldest son John, Jr. in what I assumed was a Christening gown. Here is a variation on that shot with Capewell’s infant son in a different position. This is an interesting … Continue reading
Christening Gown
This looks to be one of John Capewell’s sons – possibly John, Jr. – on what I’m guessing is the day of his Baptism.
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 1906, analog, antique photograph, baby, backyard, Baptism, Christening, Christening gown, Christian, early 20th Century, glass negative, infant, John B Capewell, lodgepole, lodgepole chair, lodgepole furniture, New Jersey, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, Westville
Leave a comment
Same Wicker, Same Chicken Wire, Different Baby
…and a street address thanks to Jerseyman! Last week I posted another photograph shot by John Capewell in the same place, from the same position as this week’s photo but of a different child. I just thought they were cute … Continue reading
Wicker, Baby, Chicken Wire
My guess is that John Capewell gained a reputation as the local amateur shutterbug, and parents were all too glad to let him capture their offspring to glass negatives for posterity — freezing that fleeting first year or so of … Continue reading
