THE CHOWTALES PHOTO RESTORATION PROJECT

CIRCA 1930 – From the top of this man’s Fedora hat, to the bottom of his classic  Wing Tip shoes…even without a date, this image is an extremely fine example of late 1920’s-early 1930’s costume. The stunningly classic chow begging for a treat…. is icing on the cake!! Finding antique photos of chows with men […]

CIRCA Early 20th Century Some of the original photos in my personal collection truly speak to me……this one is no exception. The adoration in both the Chow’s eyes and the woman’s face say it all. The original had toned to a soft warm sepia which I love, but I wanted to bring up the details […]

HOW THE CHOWTALES NEWSLETTER GOT IT’S NAME The Celestial Empire (1644-1911) was a common name used to refer to China during the late 1800’s into the early 1900’s.  Accordingly, the name “Celestial” was used often in early 20th century writings, referring to this exotic new breed from the Far East, being imported to America,  called the  Chow […]