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Feeding the Chickens

One of John B. Capewell’s brothers had a farm, and I guess that this could be his farm, but I have no way of verifying it. In this glass negative which is in poorer condition than most of the shots … Continue reading

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Another One Bites the Dust

After finally putting the Sketchbook from Hell to rest by feverishly sketching in it on my commute, I set my sights on another sketchbook that was begging to be finished off.

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Beneath Market Street

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The Return of Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!!!

Tina’s birthday was fast approaching, and I didn’t have a rock solid, hysterically funny idea for a card so I decided to revisit a friend from last year’s anniversary card, Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!

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Happy Birthday, Tina! The 2012 Edition

This is the 2012 edition of my birthday card to Tina. This is the front or outside of the card.

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Killing the Sketchbook from Hell

A sketch I did with my favorite indigo blue pencil while sitting at the Ridgeway pool in South Philadelphia this summer. This was the first satisfying sketch I did in the dreaded Sketchbook from Hell!

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Independent Fire Company No. 2

Here’s another image from the 200 glass negatives in the Capewell Glass Negative Collection that I’ve been publishing every Thursday for the past 38-odd weeks. This is a shot of the members of the Independent Fire Company No. 2 of … Continue reading

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Another Picture of City Hall

…with a little photo manipulation…

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Sleepy Sunday

Tina and I are working on finishing up Chapter 2 of Monkey & Bird. This was a sketch I did in my sketchbook looking for a comfortable and humorous sleeping position for Mickey the Monkey. It’s a fun sketch, but … Continue reading

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