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RESTORATION- 1918 Captain Massey and his two chows

1918 Captain Massey (Davidson) with his two chows was written on the back of this very faded 100+ year old press photo. I am still researching who this man was and where he served using newspaper articles as my guide. The nearest I can guess is he is Canadian. If anyone else can ID this […]

CELEBRITY- 1925 Aileen Pringle silent film star and her two chows and the Erte connection.

What an amazing photo this is featuring silent film star Aileen Pringle (1895-1989) and her two chows.  On the back of this photo reads:    “AILEEN’S PETS- Aileen Pringle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’ player, with her two pet chows.  Miss Pringle has owned both of them from since they were puppies” . They were photographed at the actress’s home […]

CELEBRITY – Janet Gaynor 1937 studio shots with a chow, from the set of A Star is Born

What luck to have found this incredible image of the legendary Janet Gaynor pictured in one of her outfits from the original 1937 “A Star is Born” and holding a lovely Chow.  The best part of this purchase was getting a chance to buy one of the “outtakes” of these original 8×10 studio shots where […]

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