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The Jersey Shore…Again

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Joe_Williams

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 →

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Heavy Industry

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Joe_Williams

We’re back with another glass negative by the water shot about 100 or so years ago by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey. I’m not sure where this was shot. Capewell travelled with his camera in tow, and I … Continue reading →

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Informal Family Portrait in the Yard – The Capewell Glass Negative Collection

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Mr and Mrs Capewell. John and Ella.

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You’ll Blow Your Fingers Off, Kid!

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

Uncle Herbert always did score the best fireworks when he headed down South to pick up cheap Pall Malls. Sadly, the last time he was down there, he tried to pick up a whole truck full of Pall Malls. It’s … Continue reading →

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