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The Return of the Peculiar Trio
Last week, I presented a photograph by John Capewell of a well-dressed trio situated oddly in an incongruous setting. This week , our peculiar trio is back in yet another strange setting.
A Cousin Among the Corn
This is an as yet identified girl that shows up in quite a few of the glass negatives shot by John Capewell. When I was first examining the photos, I assumed that she was Capewell’s daughter, but records indicate that … Continue reading
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Tagged analog, antique photograph, corn, early 20th Century, farm, girl, glass negative, harvest, Joe Williams, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, stalk, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, Westville, white dress
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Why So Serious?
John Capewell (the man in the middle) has taken photos similar to this before where he’s managed to include himself in a picture of his immediate family, but I’m not sure why everyone is wearing such a sour expression. It’s … Continue reading
You Are What You Eat!
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
The Ignominious End of the Three Little Pigs
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
A Goat in the Garden State
At one time, Westville, New Jersey and much of South Jersey had farms complete with livestock like the beast above. John B. Capewell who resided in Westville must have been so impressed by this goat that he chased after his … Continue reading
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Tagged analog, antique photograph, early 20th Century, estville Methodist Protestant Church, family farm, farm, glass negative, goat, horns, John B Capewell, livestock, New Jersey, photography, Photoshop, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, The Garden State, vintage, Westville, Willceau, Z. Patterson Feed and Building Supplies
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Good Doggie
John B. Capewell shot a number of photographs of his family in front of this corn field which was probably in Westville, New Jersey where the Capewells resided. Back then New Jersey lived up to it’s name of The Garden … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900-1910, 5x7, a boy and his dog, analog, antique photograph, baby, black and white, boy, child, corn, dog, early 20th Century, farm, glass negative, John B Capewell, John Batt Capewell, lodgepole chair, New Jersey, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, toddler, USA, vintage, Willceau
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Tending the Crops
John B. Capewell’s brother owned a farm in Westville, NJ, and this looks to be it. The long lanky fellow on the left is John’s brother. I don’t know who the fellow is on the right.
