Note: text in red can be clicked on to read more This circa 1918 newspaper article is filled to the brim with some very rare and fascinating material . To begin with, the photos feature one of the most famous and discerning chow breeders in American history , Mrs Virginia Waller (left) who owned […]
COLLECTION – Circa 1924 – Photo collection from England – Possibly Mrs David Wagstaff of Ledgeland Kennels – USA
I am pinching myself!!!! What an incredible discovery!!!! 8 photos (11 total) originating from England of a chow breeder/exhibitor …… and to top it off I have 3 more photos from a different source that picture this same woman showing the light colored chow you see in the group shot below. Those will in […]
BREED PIONEER- 1920’s – EUGENE BYFIELD – Chino Kennels, Grasmere Farms
In the early 1920’s Eugene Byfield established his Chino Kennels (Grasmere Farms) near Chicago in Barrington Illinois . At one point this breeding/show kennel of exquisite chows housed nearly 100 dogs. It was a great loss to the breed in 1930 when Mr. Byfield was killed in a polo game . In addition to his […]
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