Tag Archives: Westville

John and the Boys in a Kiddie Car

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Pictured above is John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey wedged into a kiddie car and holding his two sons, John Jr. and Henry O. Capewell. Henry, the younger of the two boys, was born in 1908 so this photograph … Continue reading →

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Out of Focus in the Yard

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I’m not sure if John B Capewell’s camera had a viewfinder or any way of telling if his exposure was going to be out of focus. Looks like he had his lens set on a distant focus because the house … Continue reading →

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This Old House

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Joe_Williams

John B. Capewell and his family lived in Westville, New Jersey as did his parents and some of his siblings. I doubt that this was John’s house. It’s pretty big for four people. It may have been his father’s house. … Continue reading →

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Westville’s Independent Fire Company No. 2 Gets Mechanized

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Joe_Williams
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Fireman Capewell and an Apparatus

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Keeping with our fire department theme that I started with last week’s post, here is a photo of Westville’s John B. Capewell in a firefighter’s uniform.

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Independent Fire Company No. 2

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another image from the 200 glass negatives in the Capewell Glass Negative Collection that I’ve been publishing every Thursday for the past 38-odd weeks. This is a shot of the members of the Independent Fire Company No. 2 of … Continue reading →

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Chariots of Fire

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Being that the Olympics are currently ongoing, I figured I would drag out this series of glass negatives of a track team shot by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey between 100 and 110 years ago. Capewell is the … Continue reading →

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Weird Structure

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another photograph shot about 100 or more years ago by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey. I have no idea as to the locale or what the structure is although it looks like the fellow in the shot … Continue reading →

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The Boys of Summer

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I guess one of the appeals of baseball is that it never changes. It’s always been balls, bats, bases and mitts.

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