Tag Archives: Photoshop

Independent Fire Company No. 2

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another image from the 200 glass negatives in the Capewell Glass Negative Collection that I’ve been publishing every Thursday for the past 38-odd weeks. This is a shot of the members of the Independent Fire Company No. 2 of … Continue reading →

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Chariots of Fire

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Being that the Olympics are currently ongoing, I figured I would drag out this series of glass negatives of a track team shot by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey between 100 and 110 years ago. Capewell is the … Continue reading →

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The Boys of Summer

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I guess one of the appeals of baseball is that it never changes. It’s always been balls, bats, bases and mitts.

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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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