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Tag Archives: John B Capewell
Up a Tree
Here’s a photograph by John B. Capewell of an unidentified but adorable moppet perched in a tree. Capewell’s subject did not appear to be really happy with the whole prospect.
Train Wreck
This looks to be the aftermath of a derailment that took place somewhere near where John B. Capewell used to reside. Something as unique and exciting as a train wreck was not going to escape our photographer’s lens! Sadly, there … Continue reading
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, coal, crash, derailment, early 20th Century, glass negative, Gloucester County, John B Capewell, New Jersey, parasol, Pennsylvania, photography, railroad, steam, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, train, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau
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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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Snowy Landscape
Some of the glass negatives in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection have contained enough information that the time and place could be ascertained. Others, like the one above, are anybody’s guess.
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Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, Christmas, early 20th Century, glass negative, hill, John B Capewell, mountain, New Jersey, Philadelphia, photography, Photoshop, roadside, snow, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, vintage, Westville, winter
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The Shaggy Professor
It looks like our photographer, John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey, was having a bit of fun with the family dog while practicing his studio technique.
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Tagged 1900-1910, analog, anthropomorphic, antique photograph, dog, early 20th Century, glass negative, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, Photoshop, pipe, professor, smoking, specatacle, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, vintage, Westville, Willceau
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The Carpenters
These fellows don’t look like Capewell or any one of his relatives, but they may have been doing work on his house in Southern New Jersey. Unlike the subjects in last week’s post, these guys are smiling. They must be … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900-1910, America, analog, antique photograph, carpenters, carpentry, early 20th Century, glass negative, Gloucester County, handmade, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, Photoshop, South Jersey, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, Westville
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Smile for the Camera…Oh, never mind.
I’m guessing, but this looks to be John B. Capewell’s brother-in-law, niece who showed up in last week’s photo and sister. It looks like they’re shot in the same room as last week’s shot only this trio is a little … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, early 20th Century, East Coast, family, flash photography, glass negative, Gloucester County, indoor, informal, John B Capewell, kitchen, New Jersey, old, photography, Photoshop, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, Westville
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Waiting for Dinner
Those viddles aren’t going to fix themselves!
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Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, early 20th Century, East Coast, family, flash photography, glass negative, Gloucester County, indoor, informal, John B Capewell, kitchen, New Jersey, old, photography, Photoshop, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, Westville
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Two Parents, Two Boys and a Dog
Here’s a picture of Ella, John, Sr, John, Jr and Henry O. Capewell along with the family dog. Notice John B Capewell’s hands. He’s holding a spool of string in one hand and giving the string a tug with the … Continue reading


