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Rapids
Here’s one that I’m guessing John Capewell shot up at Niagara Falls where he has taken his camera a number of times.
It used to be Smiles…
…but in 1982 it was VIP Food Service. Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a course in photography. We had to shoot the … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1982, 35mm, analog, baking for the holidays, Broadway, corner store, Joe Williams, New Jersey, photography, Smiles, vintage, Westville
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In with the new
This looks to be one of John Capewell’s sons although I’m not sure which one. I had posted another negative from this photography session a while back. Capewell was rightly proud of his baby and aimed to capture his image … Continue reading
School is Out
Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a course in photography. We had to shoot the photos as well as process the negatives and … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Photography, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1982, 35mm, analog, art school, black and white, Joe Williams, New Jersey, USA, vintage, Westville
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Express
I don’t have a specifically Christmas themed glass negative from John Capewell, but this one with a child, a canine playmate and a toy wagon will have to do. This looks to be Capewell’s younger son Henry with the family … Continue reading
Mom, Frosty & the Kids
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
The Photo Elective – The Broadway Deli
Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a course in photography. In order to finish off a roll of film so I could process … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1982, 35mm, analog, art school, Broadway, bus, Gloucester City, New Jersey, photography, Southern New Jersey, transit
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Sharing a Cup
Ella and John Capewell share a cup while on a jaunt out-of-doors some time early in the twentieth century.


