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 […]
THE CHOWTALES PHOTO RESTORATION PROJECT
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1904 Very rare photo of a Chow and a bear aboard a Navy ship – possible China imports
A lot of guesswork goes into the unraveling of the story behind this photo so if anyone has better answers I welcome all feedback! This extremely faded image was sent to the archives by Mary Counihan in hopes that I could preserve and get a bit more out if the original through digital restoration. […]
RESTORATION – 1929 Chow in Fire Engine at Saranac Lake NY Firemans’ Convention – Norwood engine
I do believe this awesome image above has become the Holy Grail in my collection of Chows with vehicles. What a unique find!! You can see a bit more of my restoration of this very blurry and scratched photo as you scroll below. I even managed to find documentation of the Firemans’ convention in a […]
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