RESTORATION – 1938 Billie Mae and Shang
1938 Billie Mae and Shang. Calatonia Apartment Miami Beach What a sweet image this is and it had such clarity and good contrast that the restoration was a breeze. I was especially impressed with what looks to be the rich dark self red coat on this chow and his/her straight rear in profile. Yes, he/she […]
1907 Photo of Miss Armyne Gordon and chows – Lady’s Realm Magazine
This stellar image with the little article came from a very rare publication called LADY’S REALM 1907 from England. The beautifully photographed 10 page magazine feature was called “SOCIETY KENNELS…What the owners say about their inmates” , featuring everyone from Queen Alexandra and her Borzoi, to socialites and royalty with their spaniels and French Bulldogs […]
RESTORATION- 1920’s Bathing Beauties with chow puppy
This wonderful photo was very blurry,scratched grainy and sepia toned/dark, but how was I supposed to pass this treasure up! I almost passed it by, not noticing there was a chow in the photo at first glance! This image is the EPITOME of the Roaring Twenties….from the two women dressed in typical seaside fashion (check […]
Legacy Breeder -OMAR CHOWS -more family photos!
And the OMAR CHOW family saga continues……see all the photos and articles here at the original post CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY Kate Gemmell, the great-grandaughter of Mrs Bernard Cuthbert of Omar Chows in England got together with her mother recently and they found a number of never before published photos of her great […]
1907 Postcard featuring unique chow depiction
1907 POSTCARD MILTON KENNEL SERIES 594 How could I not add this unusual depiction of a “chow” to my collection? It shows just how varied the descriptions were of the breed back in the late 1800’s-early 1900’s when the “Standard” had only just been written in England. Chows were described by travelers and writers with […]
RESTORATIONS -1920’s NY College woman with Chow Puppy-New Paltz
When I was given the opportunity to purchase 2 photos of this young woman named Kathleen G. Trover with her chow puppy I jumped at the chance! This is the first of two restorations I did of these tiny 2″ x 3″ snapshots. The back of the photo says in pen “Kathleen G. Trover – […]
RESTORATIONS- 1940’S AND 1952 Family moments with Chows
Its been a while since I sat down at my scanner . I have a habit of going “down the rabbit hole” and not being able to tear myself away from these projects once I start, I miss working on restorations and decided it was time to get back to the business of having fun […]
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 […]
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