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It used to be Smiles…
…but in 1982 it was VIP Food Service. Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a course in photography. We had to shoot the … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1982, 35mm, analog, baking for the holidays, Broadway, corner store, Joe Williams, New Jersey, photography, Smiles, vintage, Westville
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In with the new
This looks to be one of John Capewell’s sons although I’m not sure which one. I had posted another negative from this photography session a while back. Capewell was rightly proud of his baby and aimed to capture his image … Continue reading
School is Out
Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a course in photography. We had to shoot the photos as well as process the negatives and … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Photography, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1982, 35mm, analog, art school, black and white, Joe Williams, New Jersey, USA, vintage, Westville
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Express
I don’t have a specifically Christmas themed glass negative from John Capewell, but this one with a child, a canine playmate and a toy wagon will have to do. This looks to be Capewell’s younger son Henry with the family … Continue reading
Mom, Frosty & the Kids
A while back I had posted a number of photos of the Capewell children happily cavorting with a snowman. This plate looks to be taken a few winters after the other shots and the kids along with their mother seem … Continue reading
Sharing a Cup
Ella and John Capewell share a cup while on a jaunt out-of-doors some time early in the twentieth century.


