THE CHOWTALES PHOTO RESTORATION PROJECT

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RESTORATION- Early 1900’s little girl with her little ‘Chow’

Circa early 1900’s . This is such an unusual photo in my personal collection, of a darling girl with her little ‘chow’ on a leash. Perfectly to scale to one another! This little dog is very typical of the early chows, but in miniature. It does not look to be a puppy judging by […]

RESTORATION- 1921 Ja Pa Red Fad – 6 months of age at Westminster Kennel club dog show

There is nothing more satisfying as an archivist than to be doing this long enough where a single puzzle piece sets off a landslide of “oooh ….I have this too…and that as well” in my head! This beautiful photo, original 1921 , 8×10 of the celebrated Ja Pa Red Fad , I was lucky […]

RESTORATION – 1922 Ledgeland Red Bluff pictured with Mrs Stackpole

When I first laid eyes on this photo I simply had to purchase it! It is an original 8×10 high quality photo that had yellowed considerably, with the press notations on the back naming both the elegant woman and the beautiful chow. The Ledgeland kennel name is LEGENDARY and attached to the family of Mrs David […]