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Reading Terminal Spring 1984

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Joe_Williams

I took this picture as a student at The Philadelphia College of Art. I think a classroom of illustration majors was dispatched to Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market to annoy shoppers and vendors with our 35mm SLR cameras in order to … Continue reading →

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You Are What You Eat!

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Joe_Williams

In keeping with our farm theme, I have John Capewell’s unintended sequel to last week’s post of butchered hogs. It appears that Capewell took two exposures of the pigs and left the second plate in the camera when he shot … Continue reading →

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The Ignominious End of the Three Little Pigs

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another farm image shot by John Capewell of Westville, NJ from early in the 20th century. I apologize to my more sensitive readers for this grisly image, but this was and is a fact of life for farmers. Just … Continue reading →

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