Tag Archives: early 20th Century

Washington’s Old Headquarters

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Joe_Williams

This is another photo John Capewell shot during a trip to Richmond Virginia. The sign by the door reads WASHINGTON’S OLD HEADQUARTERS although Washington never actually maintained a headquarters there. In chasing down information on the place, I discovered it … Continue reading →

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The Folks Out Back

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Some of the glass negatives shot by John B. Capewell are in terrific shape with crisp, sharp images that reproduce beautifully while others are somewhat worse for wear. This is one of the latter sadly. It’s a little blurry which … Continue reading →

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Henry & Young John in Younger Days

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I’ve been running photographs of John Capewell’s sons recently, and I decided to step back a little further in the past when the Capewell boys were toddlers. Here the boys wear stern, somewhat anxious expressions. My guess is that their … Continue reading →

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Young John & Henry

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Joe_Williams

  Last week I presented a pair of negatives of young John Capewell in a body cast. I assume that the cast was a corrective measure for an accident or curvature of the spine. In this picture we have a … Continue reading →

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Young John’s Back Problems

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Joe_Williams

This is John Capewell’s eldest son John, Junior who looks like he’s in some sort of body cast. I’m not sure if it was the result of an accident or maybe some corrective measure was taken for curvature of the … Continue reading →

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The George Washington Equestrian Monument

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Unlike the photograph in last week’s post, I know what the subject is and where John Capewell was when he took this exposure. This was and is The George Washington Equestrian Monument in Richmond, Virginia. It looks as if Capewell … Continue reading →

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A Neoclassical Mystery SOLVED!

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I posted this monument/fountain not knowing what or where it was or is, hoping that one of my faithful readers would come through, and my readers came through! A couple people suggested that this was in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, but … Continue reading →

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