Tag Archives: early 20th Century

Back by the Fence

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another group picture where photographer John Capewell has inserted himself (he’s on the far right.) The odd position of his hands seem to indicate that he is triggering his camera’s shutter remotely by use of a length of string … Continue reading →

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Westville’s Independent Fire Company

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Joe_Williams

This week I am posting three glass negatives shot by John B Capewell of Westville, New Jersey. The shots are of the Independent Fire Company and are so similar I figured I would roll them all together into this one … Continue reading →

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Women & Children

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another glass negative that looks like it is related to the negatives I’ve run over the past two weeks. This one is out of focus and a little worse for wear, but I intend on running all of John … Continue reading →

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On a Hill by the Water, Again

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another shot by the water, and it looks like it’s the same place as what was pictured in the photograph from last week. A fairly young looking Ella and John Capewell pose in this shot, and it looks as … Continue reading →

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On a Hill by the Water

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a shot of John Capewell’s wife, Ella, on the far right, a trio of children and an older woman who may be Ella’s mother all sitting in the shade by a river or a lake.

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Twins or a Double Exposure?

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Originally, when I first looked at this negative, I thought that photographer John Capewell was just taking a cute picture of twins in what looks like a barn. As I was starting to prepare the photo for this post I … Continue reading →

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Dressed to the Nines at the Edge of the Pines

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another photographic composition where the photographer inserted himself as a subject. John B. Capewell is in on the left acting as if he is unaware of the camera as he activates it’s shutter with a length of string. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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