Tag Archives: Pennsylvania

Femme Fatale

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Joe_Williams

This is another of Tina Garceau’s shots from a photography elective that all illustration majors were required to take at The Philadelphia College of Art.

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Potemkin

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Joe_Williams

It’s always the case — I was looking for something else and I uncovered another treasure. This time I found a stash of Tina Garceau’s 35mm photo negatives from the Photo Elective course all illustration majors were required to take … Continue reading →

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Near 16th & Walnut Circa 1991

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Joe_Williams

This is the paper counter of a Philadelphia art supply store I’ve written about before. Papers and art boards would be ordered as one would order meats and cheeses at a deli counter. A member of the large staff would … Continue reading →

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Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Tina Garceau

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters was a play performed by fourth graders at GW Childs Elementary School at 16th and Wharton in South Philadelphia.

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Above South Street in 1991

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Joe_Williams

This is me gazing at Center City from the roof of an apartment on South Street I was living in at the time.

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Davy Jones’ Locker

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Joe_Williams

I came upon this fantastic memorial during a stroll through Fernwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, PA just outside of the Philadelphia city limits.

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The Edgar Allen Poe School

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Joe_Williams

I spotted this fabulous architectural ornament while on one of our South Philly Safaris.

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