Tag Archives: Willceau

Child of the Corn

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Joe_Williams

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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Blue Baby

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Joe_Williams

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 the Rocks

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Joe_Williams

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.

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Scarf Boy

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Joe_Williams

A while back the site Stuff White People Like did one of their many lists of objects and activities particular to Caucasians, and one of them was women wearing scarves as a year ’round fashion accessory. I chuckled because I … Continue reading →

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Lady on the Path

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I’m not sure where this was shot, but it looks like John Capewell’s wife Ella is the subject, and from the manner of her dress, I would guess it is very early in the twentieth century.

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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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It’s FUN to Draw at the Y.M.C.A.

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Joe_Williams

My son is a water-bug and always has been so we eventually signed him up at the local YMCA and got him squared away with swimming lessons which he took to like…a…fish to water (nice simile, Hemingway!) Our boy goes … Continue reading →

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Another Book, Another Woman

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another in a series of interior shots photographed by John Capewell. This looks to be the same camera set-up, wicker chair and vase of flowers as the picture from last week, but the woman is different.

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A Bird of Prey on South Street

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Whilst walking on one of my South Philly Safaris with my son on a particularly cold and crisp morning I noticed a larger than normal bird out of the corner of my eye. One gets so used to seeing the … Continue reading →

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