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1930’S THE STEIFF CHOW TOY STORY- Veedol and the Graf Zeppelin-NEW rare additions

A 1930s chow photo sets me off on an incredible journey to track down his origin. The path leads to a little chow puppy named Vee Dol ,the Graf Zeppelin, and the famous Steiff toy factory of Germany ~Sandra Miller Every once in a while one of the photos in my collection stops me in […]

1930 President & Grace Coolidge with their chow Tiny Tim at their retirement home in Northampton Mass

And the beautiful Coolidge photos just keep on rolling in. This one is from 1930 and is an original 8×10 press photo I purchased from an antiques dealer. The president was recently retired from office and his wife, Grace along with Tiny Tim the chow moved into their palatial home in Northampton Mass. I keep […]

ANNOUNCEMENT – Updates to the ChowTales Archive website

A BIG SHOUTOUT TO MY HUSBAND…….As the ChowTales History Archive website keeps filling up with history and content….the site needs occasional tweeking, upgrades, and fine tuning. Thank you so much to my hubby Steven Miller for making sure all of this valuable content stays safe and secure for future generations! The little chow favicon is […]

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