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With the Kids Among the Corn

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Last week, it was the boys in front of the corn. This week, the parents join in for a family portrait. Mrs. and Mr. John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey are seated in a lodge pole loveseat with Henry … Continue reading →

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Children of the Corn

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Joe_Williams

One of John B. Capewell’s brothers ran a farm and corn must have been one of his crops. This is a photograph of John’s sons, John, Jr. standing and Henry O. seated on the lodge pole chair.

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John and the Boys in a Kiddie Car

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Pictured above is John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey wedged into a kiddie car and holding his two sons, John Jr. and Henry O. Capewell. Henry, the younger of the two boys, was born in 1908 so this photograph … Continue reading →

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Out of Focus in the Yard

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I’m not sure if John B Capewell’s camera had a viewfinder or any way of telling if his exposure was going to be out of focus. Looks like he had his lens set on a distant focus because the house … Continue reading →

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This Old House

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Joe_Williams

John B. Capewell and his family lived in Westville, New Jersey as did his parents and some of his siblings. I doubt that this was John’s house. It’s pretty big for four people. It may have been his father’s house. … Continue reading →

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Mama and the Boys

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Joe_Williams

When I first came into possession of the 200 negatives that comprise the Capewell Glass Negative Collection, I knew next to nothing about them or who the people were in the photographs. As time went on, I assembled evidence sometimes … Continue reading →

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Westville’s Independent Fire Company No. 2 Gets Mechanized

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Joe_Williams
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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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