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Tag Archives: Capewell
A Capewell Descendant Reaches Out
One of the things I’ve said about the internet and our website in particular is that there is always a new reader out there somewhere. Even if there is an article I published years ago, it’s always brand new to … Continue reading
Bowler Hats and Ben-Hur Scrap
John B. Capewell of Westville, NJ is back with a couple of the lads loafing in a wooded area this time. John in the middle is a blur of motion as he triggers his camera’s shutter with a string. The … Continue reading
Found! A Print from The Capewell Glass Negative Collection!
Through some internet detective work, we have uncovered another piece of the puzzle in the mystery of the Capewell Glass Negative Collection. The man seated to the left of the photo next to John B. Capewell on the right is … Continue reading
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Dad, Mom and The Capewell Kids
Thanks to James Bessing, Sr. and his research into census records, I have added another piece to the puzzle of who may be who in these glass negatives.
Informal Family Portrait in the Yard – The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Mr and Mrs Capewell. John and Ella.
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Tagged 100 years old, 1910, 1911, America, analog, antique, Broadway, camera, Capewell, Capewell Glass Negative Collection, Doriot, Ella, Garden State, glass negative, Henry, John, John B Capewell, lodgepole furniture, New Jersey, Panic of 1857, photography, Photoshop, Twentieth Century, United States, USA, vintage, Westville
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The Capewell Glass Negative Collection – Baby in a Lodgepole Chair
This one is for Bill Bryan who admired the lodgepole chair in last week’s photograph of the Capewell Boys. John B Capewell, the photographer, must have really liked this chair since it is featured in a number of these glass … Continue reading
The Capewell Boys
Here’s a shot of Henry and John, Jr, sons of the photographer John B Capewell of Westville, NJ. Henry on the left was born in 1908 giving a rough idea as to the age of these photographs. This is one … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, Capewell, glass negative, New Jersey, old, vintage
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Mystery of the Ghost Boy Solved!
We’re back again with another negative from the collection of 200 glass negatives shot by John B Capewell of Westville, NJ about 100 years ago. This is a follow-up to last week’s post featuring a ghostly figure in front of … Continue reading
The Return of Frosty and The Mystery of the Ghost Boy
Frosty the Snowman promised he would be back again one day, and here he is! He’s returned from his bitter fate at the receiving end of a firing squad and was reformed to enjoy another wintry day in the Southern … Continue reading


