Archives for 2017

1904 Very rare photo of a Chow and a bear aboard a Navy ship – possible China imports

A lot of guesswork goes into the unraveling of the story behind this photo so if anyone has better answers I welcome all feedback! This extremely faded image was sent to the archives by Mary Counihan in hopes that I could preserve and get a bit more out if the original through digital restoration. […]

1936 Dance Team Billy & Beverly Bemis with their chow Ching Chong Yang at dog show

This photo above is in my private collection and what an unexpected find. I had not heard of this amazing dancing duo before. Along with the original 8×10 photo was a description of the scene. The title reads: “SUMMER DOG SHOW ATTRACTS FILM COLONYITES” This was taken at the show held at the Ambassador Hotel, where […]

1937 Article : Chico, Heroine or Faker

This story has been sitting in my stash donated by Mary Counihan for some time. Below you can see why I put off posting it as it needed some real work to make it readable. The beautiful artwork on it’s own was worth the effort and I was also able to bring out enough […]