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On a Hill by the Water, Again

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

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?

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

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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The Lady in the Harbor

In celebration of Independence Day, I present John B. Capewell’s photograph of the Statue of Liberty.

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A Family in the Shade

John Capewell is again photographer and subject of this glass negative. He’s in the back on the far left. He is activating his camera’s shutter with a length of string although he’s done a better job of hiding the string … Continue reading

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John Pulls the Strings Again

Here’s another picture similar to last week’s where photographer John Capewell inserts himself as part of one of his photographs by triggering his camera’s shutter via the string he is tugging.

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