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1950’s – German Actress Sonja Ziemann and her Chow

I was so fortunate to be able to acquire this studio portrait of  this beautiful German actress and her Chow ….the dog  is either smiling or growing at the camera person.  I found another photo of Sonja with what looks to be the same dog on Getty Images website  but am unable to share it […]

CELEBRITY – 1920’s Gloria Swanson – Silent Film star owned 2 chows

  It is always such a happy surprise when one of our ChowTales readers pops in to leave me a message about one of their chow history finds.  So many times I have a part of the puzzle that is waiting for more information and this is one of those classic examples Chowist,  Marianne Lähde […]

RESTORATION – Photo – 1930 man with chow begging

CIRCA 1930 – From the top of this man’s Fedora hat, to the bottom of his classic  Wing Tip shoes…even without a date, this image is an extremely fine example of late 1920’s-early 1930’s costume. The stunningly classic chow begging for a treat…. is icing on the cake!! Finding antique photos of chows with men […]

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