Circa 1924 this news clipping was a nice find adding to the growing collection of Chow mascot used aboard ships between the late 1800’s and 1940. The photo of the chow was even darker than this so I tried to restore some detail in photoshop with little success. Regardless you can certainly tell its a […]
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1924 Article – Chows are the ideal Motor Dog- A sign of the times!
It was the Roaring Twenties and EVERYTHONG seemed to be all the “rage”. Flappers and their beaus were scoffing prohibition laws, consumerism was also a “thing”. Jazz was the music of the times and silent movies another favorite past time! It was truly a fascinating decade in our history and the Chow Chow was in […]
1899 Original Stereoview card of Admiral Dewey and his chow “Bob” aboard the USS Olympia
CIRCA 1899 ADMIRAL DEWEY AND “BOB” STEREOGRAPH CARD – Thank you so much Riitta Ropponen for generously sharing this gorgeous and rare piece of Dewey with his chow memorabilia!! I have not seen this one anywhere else before and hope to someday add one to my own collection. Lucky girl!!!! CLICK the RELATED POSTS links […]
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