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Mom, Frosty & the Kids

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

A while back I had posted a number of photos of the Capewell children happily cavorting with a snowman. This plate looks to be taken a few winters after the other shots and the kids along with their mother seem … Continue reading →

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Sharing a Cup

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Ella and John Capewell share a cup while on a jaunt out-of-doors some time early in the twentieth century.

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Over the River and Through the Woods…

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Joe_Williams

A path through the woods shot by John B. Capewell.

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Strings Attached

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a shot from John Capewell’s younger days when he wanted to play around with photography, composition and odd juxtapositions. He’s included himself in the center of this oddly posed crowd as he activates his camera’s shutter with a length … Continue reading →

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The Great Indoors

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Joe_Williams

The Capewell Glass Negative Collection continues with a great indoor self-portrait of the photographer John Capewell who looks to have been experimenting with flash photography. He’s flanked by two ladies — John’s wife Ella on the right and a woman … Continue reading →

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A Memorial or a Graveyard or Both

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Joe_Williams

It’s been busy lately and I’m finding myself shoveling against the tide of time so I picked this glass negative by John Capewell to run this week without the foggiest clue as to what I’m running. I didn’t have a … Continue reading →

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Child of the Corn

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Yes, I know I’ve gotten plenty of mileage out of the Children of the Corn joke, but it’s almost Halloween and photographer John Capewell used this field of corn as a backdrop for a number of his photographs.

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