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Circa late 1800’s – A matter of Original Chow colors

Discussions regarding what original chow colors were in China have come up many times over the years,  s0 when I ran across this article in my collection today to clarify that only solid colors, with possible shadings on the britches and tail have ever been acceptable in all countries and registration systems, I thought it […]

Step by Step process-Restoring antique photographs for ChowTales archive

Once the excitement and adrenaline rush of a new photo find wears off (well it really never wears off), I am onto the job (and fun) of scanning, restoring and archiving these treasures!  So many of you have asked what the process is so I decided it was time to put it into writing. ABOVE […]

Early 1900’s photo restoration reveals a chow wearing a bridle or muzzle

When I received this amazing photo I had a couple of big surprises.  One, is that it was such a large format on very heavy backing like a cabinet card.   Two, when I converted this  damaged sepia toned image to black and white and brought in more contrast, not only did the detailed leather harness […]

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