RESTORATION- 1920’s Man with Chow on porch
This wonderful little 2×3″ photo is from the early 1920s and was in pretty bad condition. I took the restoration to this point and decided any more fussing would be overdoing it. What a unique image of this fella and his chow. I love the vest and tie he is wearing and the surprise was […]
1930 RARE Smooth chow trade card
This is such an unusual trade card I simply had to have it for the ChowTales archives . I was actually surprised no one else was bidding on this unique piece of smooth chow ephemera (my lucky day) !! The chow in this photo reminds me SO much of the smooth chow pictured below from […]
Legacy Breeder -OMAR CHOWS- Mrs Bernard Cuthbert – Photos donated from the family
Mrs. Bernard Cuthbert of Omar Chows (England) in one of her amazing photoshoots around 1930 Its moments like this that take my breath away as a Chowist, historian, and archivist. To have this rare opportunity to connect with a family member of a legend in Chow history is an absolute honor. To archive these invaluable […]
1932 First Annual Chow Specialty- Hollywood celebrities showing their Chows
This tiny newspaper snippet from April 30, 1932 is the only evidence I’ve found that this show existed. Surely the press must have been present the following day, May 1st to document this interesting occasion! In the 1930’s anything to do with movie stars was covered at length! I’m still doing a lot of digging […]
1935 Chow puppies hand tinted Christmas Card
I recently acquired this darling hand-tinted Christmas card dated 1935 inside. It was printed in England with the text inside “All lined up to wish you a Merry Christmas”. The card was signed under the printed text from an Aunt and Uncle. I had not seen this card previously in all my years of collecting […]
BOOK 1950 MAN MEETS DOG author Konrad Lorenz
ABOVE ORIGINAL ARTWORK by artist Germana Conca ©2004 “Konrad Lorenz con il suo Chow” Watercolor and Pastel on paper Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989) was an Austrian zoologist, regarded as one of the founders of modern ethology ..the study of animal behavior. Thank you to my very helpful ChowTales friend and follower Jeff Austin for showing me […]
1907 Very rare chow pages and photos from the Melbourne Sporting Library
The pages from this incredibly rare book from 1907 called Melbourne Sporting Library I purchased from a private seller recently and am so pleased to have found them in pristine condition. I left the pages in their original sepia tones (no color adjustments) as I love to see the patina on such perfectly preserved documents. […]
Circa 1975 Chow illustration bookplate by Swiss animal artist Willy E. Bär
Circa 1975 Bookplate by Swiss animal artist Willy E. Bär. This lovely watercolor features both a red and black chow. Such a pretty rendering of our breed. This print was purchased from Amsterdam and is in my private collection.
1904 First Edition Hondenrassen – 8 Chow pages- H.A. Graaf Van Bylandt
HONDENRASSEN (The Breeds Of Dog) by H. A. Graaf Van Bylandt, These 8 chow pages come from a first edition 1904 of this extremely rare hardback dog book, with each of 2 volumes containing about 800 pages! The chow pages are from VOLUME 2. Each book boasts hundreds of stunning illustrations and photographs of the […]
Circa 1976 Russian artist Dmitry Zhilinsky- an emotional portrait of the artist and his chow.
Circa 1976- Russian artist Dmitry Zhilinsky created a self-portrait based on a specific event from his personal life. “At the artist’s house in Novobutakovo, a car hit his chow dog, nicknamed Chan. In the picture, Zhilinsky portrayed himself at night half-naked with a dead animal in his arms. In the opening of the gate, there […]
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