Tag Archives: USA

Mom, Frosty & the Kids

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

A while back I had posted a number of photos of the Capewell children happily cavorting with a snowman. This plate looks to be taken a few winters after the other shots and the kids along with their mother seem … Continue reading →

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Sharing a Cup

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Ella and John Capewell share a cup while on a jaunt out-of-doors some time early in the twentieth century.

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The Photo Elective – Steve & Eydie

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau taken in 1981. Her camera was aimed toward the South on Broad Street just a couple of doors from Anderson Hall which is now The Atlantic Building. She was probably in front … Continue reading →

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Over the River and Through the Woods…

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Joe_Williams

A path through the woods shot by John B. Capewell.

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The Photo Elective – Cundey’s Motel

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Joe_Williams

When I was in art school in the early ’80s, I was required to take a photography elective course where we had to shoot photographs; develop the film; make prints from the negatives and hopefully wind up with something that … Continue reading →

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Strings Attached

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a shot from John Capewell’s younger days when he wanted to play around with photography, composition and odd juxtapositions. He’s included himself in the center of this oddly posed crowd as he activates his camera’s shutter with a length … Continue reading →

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The Photo Elective – South Philly Circa 1981

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Joe_Williams

As I wrote recently, I lived in New Jersey but commuted to the big city across the Delaware River to attend the Philadelphia College of Art. When I needed to shoot photographs for a photo elective course, I tended to … Continue reading →

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The Great Indoors

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Joe_Williams

The Capewell Glass Negative Collection continues with a great indoor self-portrait of the photographer John Capewell who looks to have been experimenting with flash photography. He’s flanked by two ladies — John’s wife Ella on the right and a woman … Continue reading →

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The Photo Elective – Murphy’s Tavern

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Last week we did pretty well with a visit to The Mardi Gras Club and were actually graced by the presence of the Miss Vicki. Over on the Facebook pages for Westville and Gloucester City there was a lot of … Continue reading →

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