1930’s Author with her chow puppy and charming notations on the back of the photograph. Need help with ID’s
This amazing photograph has been tucked away in my albums for a number of years. Today I rediscovered it and realized I had not scanned this beauty. I turned the photo over and discovered a lengthy caption that opened up a pandora’s box of questions. Of course as these things sometimes go, they have nothing to […]
1925Actress/Singer Madge Saunders with her chow puppy
Madge Saunders was born on August 25, 1894 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Tons of Money (1930) and The Divine Gift (1918). She was married to Leslie Henson. SOURCE IMBD These outstanding photos from 1925 I found in the National Portait Gallery London archive and am so grateful they allow other archives […]
1931 Mrs V.A. Mannooch of Choonam kennels with 5 beautiful chows . Glass plate negative
I could hardly believe my eyes when this glass plate negative arrived and I discovered it was indeed Mrs. Mannooch (Choonam Chows in England) and a string of 5 of her gorgeous homebreds! I hesitate to purchase glass negatives as they have a tendency to break in shipment, but I have lucked out with the last […]
Rare 1890 photo of missionaries returning from China with a Chow dog
This very faded cabinet card photo in my private collection was such a rare find that I wasn’t really concerned as much about the restoration as I was preserving the “moment in time”. Pre 1900’s photos of the Chinese chows brought to Europe or America, from their native land are elusive. The image was identified […]
CIRCA 1920’S -1940’S CHOW SCRAPBOOK AND ALBUM donated by Mike and Ruth Kepner
CLICK HERE FOR THE 134 PAGE ALBUM…….. USE THE + AND – SYMBOLS TO ADJUST TEXT SIZE Feast your eyes on 134 PAGES of fascinating chow history, stud dog cards, clippings, personal photographs with hand written notations, along with some real surprises to this curator…….. compiled years ago by American chow breeder Muriel Knapp, ……years later […]
1913 – A Question of Shaded Chows – Blue Joss
It is interesting to read how the trends in chow coloration have changed over the years. The original imports from China were chosen for their deep rich “self” or solid red or black coats, so when some of the shadings started to appear in the ring, they were penalized. Shadings (gradual transition of color with no defined […]
RESTORATION – Couple with a Chow in a 1938 American Bantam Roadster sportscar
OOOOH……this is my kind of treasure!!! Not only did I score one photo of this beautiful chow in a sportscar….but there was one of each a man and woman, I’m presuming a married couple. These photos were in pretty good condition except for a strange small triangle over each of the images on the […]
Do we have a doomsday vault for our Chow genepool?
A CALL FOR PRESERVATION BREEDING 4/2/2016 By Carol Beuchat PhD Do we have a “doomsday vault” for our chow heritage genepool? This is a MUST READ article (click link below) that covers the importance of maintaining the vigor and “type” in animal breeds (from cattle to dogs) by protecting and preserving the old “heritage” breed […]
1890’s-1900 glass plate negatives of a Chinese Chow in southern England
When these chow images first came up at auction I fell immediately in love!! What incredible quality for these early Edwardian era (1890s-1900) FRAGILE glass plate negatives, originating from the southern coast of England. Scanned and then “inversed” to create a “positive” image, I could not believe the quality of the photography and can’t help […]
Very rare find -Edwardian Woman in horseless carriage with chow puppy
I am fascinated by old automobiles …the older the better. When it comes to collecting Chow photos, if I can score a chow in an antique”ride”, I feel as though I had won the lottery. This image I have been hanging onto for a while, having had a couple of false starts on restoration attempts, […]
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