Tag Archives: John B Capewell

Washington Park upon a Frozen Delaware River

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Last week I assumed I had a picture of men plowing snow. As it turned out, my assumption was false, and it turned out to be a team of ice cutters. With this week’s photo, I was reasonably sure that … Continue reading →

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Snow Plough

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a photograph John B. Capewell made of a cold and snowy Winter’s day about 100 or years ago or so. Back then a plough served two purposes. It mainly ploughed farm fields which were plentiful in New Jersey at … Continue reading →

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John and the Fellows

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a picture of John B. Capewell standing in the back on the left with a couple of unidentified men and boys. I’m assuming that they are standing in front of a barn or a stable and it looks like … Continue reading →

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Up a Tree

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Joe_Williams

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.

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Train Wreck

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Joe_Williams

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 →

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Good Doggie

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Joe_Williams

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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Snowy Landscape

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Joe_Williams

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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