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PCA – The Class of ’68 – Photography

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Joe_Williams

As I said last week, Tony Visco handed me a blast from our Alma mater’s past — The Philadelphia College of Art’s yearbook from 1968!

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The Falls

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Joe_Williams

We know that John Capewell has been to Niagara Falls before, and I have a feeling that this is from one of his trips up there. I’ve never been up there so I can’t say definitively, but I think it’s … Continue reading →

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PCA – The Class of ’68

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Tony Visco recently handed me a blast from our Alma mater’s past. It was a battered slipcase containing two books and titled The Philadelphia College of Art Annual 1968.

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The Sightseers

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Today’s post features another one of John Capewell’s glass negatives taken while John was traveling and seeing the sites. It’s hard to tell, but it looks to be Capewell on the left of the cannon in which case, some friend … Continue reading →

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Another Body of Water

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another glass negative shot by John B. Capewell about 100 or so years ago. It could be New Jersey. It could be anywhere. Sadly, there’s no way of knowing, but I welcome guesses in the comment section below.

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Two Exposures, One Negative

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Joe_Williams

This week’s photograph looks like John Capewell meant to take a family portrait and either neglected to remove an exposed negative or was attempting a special effect that didn’t quite turn out. No matter what Mr. Capewell’s intentions were, it … Continue reading →

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A Missed Opportunity

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

With the remakes and reboots of Planet of the Apes that have been playing out in cinemas in recent years I’m surprised nobody has decided to put these swinging medallions back on the market.

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Christening Gown – Variation

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Joe_Williams

  I recently posted a photo of John Capewell’s eldest son John, Jr. in what I assumed was a Christening gown. Here is a variation on that shot with Capewell’s infant son in a different position. This is an interesting … Continue reading →

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Grist and Saw Mill in Almonesson

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Television networks use the euphemistic term Encore Presentation to describe reruns, and that may seem to be the case with today’s post, but it’s not.

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