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The Jersey Shore – The Swimsuit Edition

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Capewell and company are back down at the Jersey Shore although this time it looks like they are more appropriately dressed for the weather and the water.

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The Jersey Shore…Again

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I often wonder about the beginnings of clichés. Who started them? Who thought them up before they became cliché? If photographing people seated on the side of the lifeguard’s boat at the shore was a cliché at the time that John … Continue reading →

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Another Picture of City Hall

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Joe_Williams

…with a little photo manipulation…

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Picnic With The Relatives

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Joe_Williams

John B. Capewell came from a large familiy so I have a number of glass negatives in the Capewell Collection with a number of what I’m guessing are cousins, aunts, uncles and such.

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John & Ella Newly Married

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a picture of the photographer John Capewell of Westville, New Jersey sitting with his wife Ella in the shade of a tree. John and Ella look very young in this picture compared to others in the collection. I assumed … Continue reading →

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Heavy Industry

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Joe_Williams

We’re back with another glass negative by the water shot about 100 or so years ago by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey. I’m not sure where this was shot. Capewell travelled with his camera in tow, and I … Continue reading →

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60 Years Ago Today

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Joe_Williams

The dapper gentleman is my older brother Charles. On the back of this picture written in pencil is May 18, 1952 meaning this picture was shot 60 years ago today!

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Wading Children and a Rowboat

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I’m trying to stick with the watery theme I’ve been keeping in recent posts. This was shot by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey although I doubt that this is Westville. I don’t think it’s the Delaware River either. … Continue reading →

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Ivins, Dietz & Magee

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Tina Garceau

Here’s an advertisement for Ivins, Dietz & Magee from the program/souvenir booklet for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater back in 1901.

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