Archives for 2014

Ada Reeve 1890s English Actress with chow

This gem of a photo is in my own collection but I almost passed it up paging through a card file full of photos….the chow was hidden at the bottom corner. It pays to never scan, always INSPECT old photos at estate sales and antique shops. You never know where that next treasure will be […]

Alice Brady 1920’s Silent Film Star

What a thrill it was to discover this stunning studio portrait of Alice Brady with her chow puppy and the icing on the cake..ITS AUTOGRAPHED!!! The original was quite faded and yellowed but I was able to bring forward most of the detail, beginning with a 1200 DPI scan and then retouching in Photoshop. This […]

1940’s Girl with chow on glider restoration project

This is one of those photos I took a risk on purchasing pretty much knowing it would not be able to be salvaged enough for my book, but I found it so charming I had to have it. It reminded me so much of the photos I have of me and my Chow Lillian on […]