Archives for 2018

RESTORATION- 1928 President Calvin and Grace Coolidge with Chow Tiny Tim Christmas Vacation on Sapelo Island

Some of my most treasured finds are my images of President Calvin Coolidge and his lovely wife Grace, with their chows Tiny Tim and Blackberry. Other than Admiral Dewey who had a Chinese Chow named “Bob” as mascot to the USS Olympia during the Spanish American War, The Coolidges Chows were the most influential in bringing […]

BOOK- 1899 MODERN DOGS by Rawdon B. Lee Non Sporting Edition

This very old documentation of the earliest imports of Chows from China was written by the well-known expert on Foreign dogs of the Day Mr. W.K. Taunton. Taunton owned the lovely “Chinese Puzzle” pictured below which was considered the first “chow” to be shown in England, however, in retrospect she was most likely another one […]

RESTORATION- 1921 Ja Pa Red Fad – 6 months of age at Westminster Kennel club dog show

There is nothing more satisfying as an archivist than to be doing this long enough where a single puzzle piece sets off a landslide of “oooh ….I have this too…and that as well” in my head! This beautiful photo, original 1921 , 8×10 of the celebrated Ja Pa Red Fad , I was lucky […]