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THE CHOWTALES PHOTO RESTORATION PROJECT

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1930-1931 Album pages reveal love for Yen Sen

Pinching myself!! I still can’t believe that I was able to get such detail from this photo that surely would have been tossed out as worthless by many. I had my own doubts but had to try!! Hours of photoshop work went into this as it was my favorite of all 11 images purchased on […]

1940’s Girl with chow on glider restoration project

This is one of those photos I took a risk on purchasing pretty much knowing it would not be able to be salvaged enough for my book, but I found it so charming I had to have it.  It reminded me so much of the photos I have of me and my Chow Lillian on […]

Pre-1900’s Chow photography…details revealed during restoration

Oh how I adore any sepia photos for their warm diffused hues and antique charm.   I treasure each and every one I have in my collection and these 3 are pretty darned special in my opinion!  Each is a studio portrait  photo (not a postcard) and in excellent  condition but with a lot of fading […]

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  • Photo Restoration – Early 20th Century Woman with her adoring chow
  • RESTORATION – Photo – 1930 man with chow begging
  • Very rare find -Edwardian Woman in horseless carriage with chow puppy
  • 1890’s-1900 glass plate negatives of a Chinese Chow in southern England
  • RESTORATION – Couple with a Chow in a 1938 American Bantam Roadster sportscar
  • Rare 1890 photo of missionaries returning from China with a Chow dog
  • 1931 Mrs V.A. Mannooch of Choonam kennels with 5 beautiful chows . Glass plate negative
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  • 1920’S CAMPER CAR SNAPSHOT WITH CHOW
  • RESTORATION: 1920’s Woman in sailor dress with chow and car
  • 1905 bas relief postcard of Sing Loh from England -an extremely rare find
  • RESTORATION- 1921 photo set- Princess Loo Lee sired by Sum Sultan
  • RESTORATION- Circa 1920s Officer with Smooth chow by line of automobiles- unique and rare.
  • RESTORATION – 1944 Dunns Eat Shop – Old chow looking in – Little Rock Arkansas
  • RESTORATION – 1922 Ledgeland Red Bluff pictured with Mrs Stackpole
  • RESTORATION- 1921 Ja Pa Red Fad – 6 months of age at Westminster Kennel club dog show
  • RESTORATION- Early 1900’s little girl with her little ‘Chow’
  • RESTORATION – Circa 1916 Fashionable woman with her chow
  • RESTORATION – 1902 Baby with Chow on fur rug
  • RESTORATION- Circa 1940 Little girl posing with her Chow Gunga Din
  • RESTORATION – 1927 Dog Grooming shop with a Chow being pampered
  • RESTORATION-1914 Russian boy with his chow-RARE FIND
  • RESTORATION -Early 1900’s Childs Pedal car with a pipe smoking Chow
  • Circa 1920s-Lady and chow puppy by rare White automobile
  • 1920’s rare image by photographer H.R. Cremer of woman and her chow
  • RESTORATION- Circa 1900 England Gibson Girl and her dogs
  • RESTORATION -Early 1900’s large photo of woman and chow. Possibly Mrs Wagstaff?
  • RESTORATION- 1908 American Celebrity with his chow Fluffy Ruffles
  • RESTORATION-1920s well dressed woman with Chow in front of Goodyear sign
  • 1931 Real photo postcards of President & Grace Coolidge with their chow Tiny Tim
  • 1920’s Man/priest by a church with his chow
  • 1927 3 Press Photos of Grace Coolidge and the presidential Chow puppy Tiny Tim
  • RESTORATION- 1920’s Man with Chow on porch
  • RESTORATIONS- 1940’S AND 1952 Family moments with Chows
  • RESTORATIONS -1920’s NY College woman with Chow Puppy-New Paltz
  • RESTORATION- 1920’s Bathing Beauties with chow puppy
  • RESTORATION – 1938 Billie Mae and Shang
  • 1950’s 8mm films found of California Chow dog shows…priceless!
  • RESTORATION-1930’s US Navy man with his Chow mascot onboard ship
  • RESTORATION – 1920s Children with their wet Chow on the beach
  • RESTORATION – Beautiful early 1900’s gelatin silver photo headstudy of a chow
  • RESTORATION- 1918 Captain Massey and his two chows
  • RESTORATION- 1910 large format chow puppy photos
  • RESTORATION – 1929 Packard convertible coupe with a man and his chow
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  • RESTORATION- 1920s dapper man with his chow
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  • RESTORATION- 1928 Mom and kids with their Chow puppy
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