Archives for June 2018

1930’s Author with her chow puppy and charming notations on the back of the photograph. Need help with ID’s

This amazing photograph has been tucked away in my albums for a number of years. Today I rediscovered it and realized I had not scanned this beauty. I turned the photo over and discovered a lengthy caption that opened up a Pandora’s box of questions. Of course, as these things sometimes go, they have nothing to […]

1925Actress/Singer Madge Saunders with her chow puppy

Madge Saunders was born on August 25, 1894 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Tons of Money (1930) and The Divine Gift (1918). She was married to Leslie Henson. SOURCE IMBD These outstanding photos from 1925 I found in the National Portait Gallery London archive and am so grateful they allow other archives […]

1931 Mrs V.A. Mannooch of Choonam kennels with 5 beautiful chows . Glass plate negative

I could hardly believe my eyes when this glass plate negative arrived and I discovered it was indeed Mrs. Mannooch (Choonam Chows in England) and a string of 5 of her gorgeous homebreds! I hesitate to purchase glass negatives as they have a tendency to break in shipment, but I have lucked out with the last […]