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The Great Indoors
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
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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Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1982, analog, BAR, booze, Joe Williams, LIQUOR, New Jersey, photography, USA, vintage, Westville
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A Memorial or a Graveyard or Both
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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The Photo Elective – The Mardi Gras Club
This post falls into a category that I call The Photo Elective. Back when I attended the Philadelphia College of Art, I majored in illustration and all illustration majors were required to take a pricey, one-semester photography elective where each … Continue reading
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Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1982, 35mm, analog, booze, exotic dancer, film, go-go dancer, LIQUOR, Miss Vicki, Ms Vicki, New Jersey, Tiny Tim, Westville, Wonder Woman
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Child of the Corn
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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Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged analog, antique photograph, baby, Children of the Corn, corn, early 20th Century, glass negative, Halloween, Joe Williams, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau
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Majestic Nature
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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Blue Baby
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
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
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.
