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13th Street Circa 1982

This is another picture I shot back when I was in art school in the early 1980s. Illustration majors were required to take a pricey photography course. As a sophomore, I didn’t know my ass from my elbow so I … Continue reading

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The Ignominious End of the Three Little Pigs

Here’s another farm image shot by John Capewell of Westville, NJ from early in the 20th century. I apologize to my more sensitive readers for this grisly image, but this was and is a fact of life for farmers. Just … Continue reading

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Two Deer

Here’s another glass negative with a farm or livestock theme shot by John B. Capewell some time early in the 20th century. Capewell and his family lived in Westville, New Jersey which had farms at the time. At first, I … Continue reading

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Printing on Canvas

After a bit of a break, I’m back to printing on fabric with digital grounds. I had an old, high contrast photostat negative of the interior of a diner. I wanted a print on canvas to be dark and graphic … Continue reading

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A Goat in the Garden State

At one time, Westville, New Jersey and much of South Jersey had farms complete with livestock like the beast above. John B. Capewell who resided in Westville must have been so impressed by this goat that he chased after his … Continue reading

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The Road is Long

The glass negatives for today’s post are another couple of shots that John B. Capewell made while he was in the Pine Barrens. These photographs were with the other shots from the SAWDUST PILE box that I’ve published in recent … Continue reading

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Another View from the Pine Barrens

This is another in a series of photographs that John B. Capewell took while he was in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey some time in the early 1930s.

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Standing by a Stream

Due to the interest of Jerseyman and the other fine folks who post to the Pine Barrens Forum, I am trying to keep my series of photos that John B. Capewell shot in what is known as the Pinelands of … Continue reading

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Commemorating Mexico’s Lone Eagle in the Pine Barrens

I was looking through the negatives shot by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey trying to figure out what to post next. The two plates I went with this week look like they went along with the shots in … Continue reading

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