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CELEBRITY -1935 Cleanthe Carr Illustrator – Chow wedding

Circa 1935 Famous American Illustrator Cleanthe Carr and one of her half dozen Chows, “Kubla Khan”. In 1937 Cleanthe and her chows were showcased in Life Magazine pictured at their “wedding”. The couple were soon blessed with a cream and honey-colored baby according to the LIFE article. Also see one of her illustrations in the […]

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 […]

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