1921 Hazel Glab of the high profile California murder case, pictured with one of her prize winning chows.
The above photo is antique and in my private collection. I did a bit of restoration work on this 8×10 press photo to remove some scratches and “noise”. The woman, Hazel Glab,was a flamboyant flapper, whose husband, John, died under mysterious circumstances June 18, 1928, at 12744 Ventura Blvd., in Studio City. Murder charges […]
CELEBRITY -1935 Cleanthe Carr Illustrator – Chow wedding
Circa 1935 Famous American Illustrator Cleanthe Carr and one of her half dozen Chows, “Kubla Khan”. In 1937 Cleanthe and her chows were showcased in Life Magazine pictured at their “wedding”. The couple were soon blessed with a cream and honey-colored baby according to the LIFE article. Also see one of her illustrations in the […]
RESTORATION- 1928 President Calvin and Grace Coolidge with Chow Tiny Tim Christmas Vacation on Sapelo Island
Some of my most treasured finds are my images of President Calvin Coolidge and his lovely wife Grace, with their chows Tiny Tim and Blackberry. Other than Admiral Dewey who had a Chinese Chow named “Bob” as mascot to the USS Olympia during the Spanish American War, The Coolidges Chows were the most influential in bringing […]
BOOK- 1899 MODERN DOGS by Rawdon B. Lee Non Sporting Edition
This very old documentation of the earliest imports of Chows from China was written by the well-known expert on Foreign dogs of the Day Mr. W.K. Taunton. Taunton owned the lovely “Chinese Puzzle” pictured below which was considered the first “chow” to be shown in England, however, in retrospect she was most likely another one […]
RESTORATION- 1921 Ja Pa Red Fad – 6 months of age at Westminster Kennel club dog show
There is nothing more satisfying as an archivist than to be doing this long enough where a single puzzle piece sets off a landslide of “oooh ….I have this too…and that as well” in my head! This beautiful photo, original 1921 , 8×10 of the celebrated Ja Pa Red Fad , I was lucky […]
RESTORATION – 1922 Ledgeland Red Bluff pictured with Mrs Stackpole
When I first laid eyes on this photo I simply had to purchase it! It is an original 8×10 high quality photo that had yellowed considerably, with the press notations on the back naming both the elegant woman and the beautiful chow. The Ledgeland kennel name is LEGENDARY and attached to the family of Mrs David […]
ANNOUNCEMENT – Updates to the ChowTales Archive website
A BIG SHOUTOUT TO MY HUSBAND…….As the ChowTales History Archive website keeps filling up with history and content….the site needs occasional tweeking, upgrades, and fine tuning. Thank you so much to my hubby Steven Miller for making sure all of this valuable content stays safe and secure for future generations! The little chow favicon is […]
1930 ARTICLE – DOG NEWS – Claire Knapp Penney reminisces of the “old style” chows and sportsmanship
I just ran into this article in my June 1930 Dog News and felt it was still so relevant today that I had to share. Written by the highly respected Breeder, Exhibitor and judge, Mrs. Claire Knapp Penny (SEE RELATED ARTICLES AT BOTTOM OF POST). Claire reminisced about original chow type, and how little of […]
RESTORATION – 1944 Dunns Eat Shop – Old chow looking in – Little Rock Arkansas
Circa 1944 Photo restoration- I knew this would be a favorite photo for my collection simply on the subjects alone…a chow waiting in front of a Diner….nothing else epitomizes “Chow Time” more. The bonus happened when I converted this little snapshot to black and white to look for details, and discovered the chow’s face is […]
Comparisons of 1906, 1925, 1941 and 1986 American Chow Standards – by Mary Wuest
Compiled by my wonderful friend and long time chowist Mary Wuest (past historian of the CCCI) the Chow standard below is a comparison of all 4 AKC Chow Standards which have been in play since 1906. The changes are marked in black, blue and pink lettering to show the differences made at each revision. This was […]
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