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The Boys of Summer
I guess one of the appeals of baseball is that it never changes. It’s always been balls, bats, bases and mitts.
The Jersey Shore…Again
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
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 1902-1906, antique photography, Atlantic City, beach, Boardwalk Empire, glass negative, Jersey Shore, John B Capewell, lifeguard, New Jersey, parasol, photography, Photoshop, sand, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, well-dressed
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Another Picture of City Hall
…with a little photo manipulation…
Picnic With The Relatives
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.
John & Ella Newly Married
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
On the Delaware River
We’re back on the water again this week but this time we have a larger boat and a larger body of water. Being that the photographer John B. Capewell lived in Westville, New Jersey, I think it’s safe to assume … Continue reading
Friday Five – Number Seventeen
Seventeenth in a series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Collage, Friday Five, News
Tagged Campbells take me away, collage, crackers, digital illustration, humor, Illustration, Photoshop, soup is good food, Tina Garceau, vintage, Willceau
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The Good Ship Collatina(?)
This is a followup to last week’s post At The Water’s Edge. The boat that was moored in the previous photograph is now serenely sailing. The photographer John B. Capewell of Westville, NJ is not in this shot. He’s on … Continue reading
You Load 16 Tons and What Do You Get?
The Lads are back among the rocks again, and John B. Capewell has rejoined them in front of the camera.
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Tagged 1908, analog, Capewell Glass Negative Collection, chisel, early 20th Century, glass negative, hammer, hats, John B Capewell, men, New Jersey, Olean, photography, Photoshop, rocks, stone, suits, ties, tools, Westville
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