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A Memorial or a Graveyard or Both

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Joe_Williams

It’s been busy lately and I’m finding myself shoveling against the tide of time so I picked this glass negative by John Capewell to run this week without the foggiest clue as to what I’m running. I didn’t have a … Continue reading →

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Child of the Corn

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Yes, I know I’ve gotten plenty of mileage out of the Children of the Corn joke, but it’s almost Halloween and photographer John Capewell used this field of corn as a backdrop for a number of his photographs.

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Majestic Nature

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Joe_Williams

John Capewell had traveled up to Niagara Falls a number of times in a number of seasons, and he usually had his camera in tow. I’ve never been to the falls myself, but I’m guessing that this is in that … Continue reading →

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PCA – The Class of ’68 – Motion Picture

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Joe_Williams

A few weeks ago, Tony Visco handed me a blast from our Alma mater’s past — The Philadelphia College of Art’s yearbook from 1968!This collection of film makers had special significance to me because I recognized one of the graduates … Continue reading →

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Tradition!

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Joe_Williams

It is Tina’s and my tradition to exchange cards we’ve made ourselves for holidays, birthdays and anniversaries rather than add to the pile of clutter exchanging gifts to be forgotten. My wife is not really the Kay Jeweler type, and … Continue reading →

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Blue Baby

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Joe_Williams

This looks to be a photograph of John B. Capewell’s eldest son, John, Jr. The negative is a little worst for wear, and it had turned a yellow brown which when inverted in Photoshop, turns an interesting blue.

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On Maneuvers

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a shot by John Capewell from the time when men wore straw hats and the army still utilized horses for transport.

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On the Rocks

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another of John Capewell’s glass negatives that I thought I had previously published, but I guess I haven’t. It looks to be John’s brother James George Capewell perched upon the rocks up at what I assume is Niagara Falls.

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Scarf Boy

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Joe_Williams

A while back the site Stuff White People Like did one of their many lists of objects and activities particular to Caucasians, and one of them was women wearing scarves as a year ’round fashion accessory. I chuckled because I … Continue reading →

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