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THE CHOWTALES PHOTO RESTORATION PROJECT

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RESTORATION – 1927 Dog Grooming shop with a Chow being pampered

Today I was asked if there were any dog  groomers back in the early days of Chows in America and this wonderful 8×10 photo I have in my private collection immediately came to mind.  The motor on the arm most likely powers an electric clippers…..much like my dremel drill motor I use today.     Using that huge […]

RESTORATION- Circa 1940 Little girl posing with her Chow Gunga Din

Circa 1940 – Possibly one of the cutest little girl/chow photos in my collection!   Little girl and her chow “Gunga Din” who is wearing both a thermos and back blanket bearing his name.. The beaming smile on this girl and the ringlet curls remind me so much of her contemporary, Shirley Temple.  The  1939 movie “Gunga […]

RESTORATION – 1902 Baby with Chow on fur rug

Circa 1902 Beautiful baby with a gorgeous young Chow.  This incredible photograph comes from England and is in beautiful condition for something so old.  The sepia version I love as much as the black and white restoration I did, but I do like seeing the details in the faces etc. in the black and white.  […]

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  • RESTORATION – 1927 Dog Grooming shop with a Chow being pampered
  • RESTORATION- Circa 1940 Little girl posing with her Chow Gunga Din
  • RESTORATION – 1902 Baby with Chow on fur rug
  • RESTORATION – Circa 1916 Fashionable woman with her chow
  • RESTORATION- Early 1900’s little girl with her little ‘Chow’
  • RESTORATION- 1921 Ja Pa Red Fad – 6 months of age at Westminster Kennel club dog show
  • RESTORATION – 1922 Ledgeland Red Bluff pictured with Mrs Stackpole
  • RESTORATION – 1944 Dunns Eat Shop – Old chow looking in – Little Rock Arkansas
  • RESTORATION- Circa 1920s Officer with Smooth chow by line of automobiles- unique and rare.
  • RESTORATION- 1921 photo set- Princess Loo Lee sired by Sum Sultan
  • 1905 bas relief postcard of Sing Loh from England -an extremely rare find
  • RESTORATION: 1920’s Woman in sailor dress with chow and car
  • 1920’S CAMPER CAR SNAPSHOT WITH CHOW
  • 1930’s Author with her chow puppy and charming notations on the back of the photograph. Need h...
  • 1931 Mrs V.A. Mannooch of Choonam kennels with 5 beautiful chows . Glass plate negative
  • Rare 1890 photo of missionaries returning from China with a Chow dog
  • RESTORATION – Couple with a Chow in a 1938 American Bantam Roadster sportscar
  • 1890’s-1900 glass plate negatives of a Chinese Chow in southern England
  • Very rare find -Edwardian Woman in horseless carriage with chow puppy
  • RESTORATION – Photo – 1930 man with chow begging
  • Photo Restoration – Early 20th Century Woman with her adoring chow
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  • 1904 Very rare photo of a Chow and a bear aboard a Navy ship – possible China imports
  • RESTORATION – 1929 Chow in Fire Engine at Saranac Lake NY Firemans’ Convention – N...
  • 1930’s Chow in a photo booth
  • 2016 PHOTO RESTORATIONS
  • 1931 The Johnsen Family plays dressup with their chow “Jack”
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  • Early 1900’s photo restoration reveals a chow wearing a bridle or muzzle
  • LATE 1800’S Eton Schoolboy and his chow – Rare set of albumen prints
  • Restoration projects – Early 1900’s women and chows
  • 1930-1931 Album pages reveal love for Yen Sen
  • 1940’s Girl with chow on glider restoration project
  • Pre-1900’s Chow photography…details revealed during restoration
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  • 1914 MR AND MRS AXTELL WITH A CAR FULL OF SHOW CHOWS
  • RESTORATION PROJECT -CHOWTIME 1940’S CHEF WITH HER CHOW

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