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CURATED COLLECTION – Chows and Antique Cars

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CHOWTALES NEW LOGO DONEI’m sure you can tell by the ChowTales logo I designed that my favorite Chow collectible is ephemera showing Chows with old cars.   I have been working on restoring  the ones in my private collection for years and now have enough of them to make a decent Curated Collection in the archive.  Many of these photos were badly damaged and faded before restoration.   I hope you enjoy these precious Chowdren and their automobiles!!


 

 

I honestly did not think this stunning photograph would end up being in my collection.  The price tag was far above what I have ever paid for a single snapshot, but I understood that the subject matter gave this image the triple threat of collector values.   A uniformed officer, antique cars, cars and more cars…and a chow.  NOT JUST A CHOW.. but a SMOOTH chow. A rarity in it’s own right in the 1920s!



If anyone can ID what this 3 wheeled vehicle is called I would love to hear from you in the comments. It looks motorized



by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 1925
National Portrait Gallery London ©

CIRCA 1938 MAN AND WOMAN WITH THEIR CHOW IN A SPORTS CAR


 



Edwardian woman in a “horseless carriage” with her chow puppy

1920’s Gissing (maybe Water Spaniel) and Tutu (Chow) in car
NATIONAL ARCHIVES 1921 MEKO CHOW WITH DR. E.R. STONE car
1941 Chow going camping
Clara Kimball Young, a silent film actress 1919 ca.
The Count in France
Possibly James Cagney?
Closeup of car occupants
1930’s
1941 Buick
Family outing
Anne R. Hoefer with Teddy 37-8 BUICK Cedar Heights Lodg?e March 19, 1939
German silent film actress Lil Dagover
In the driver’s seat
Model A Ford. Two photos puppy by car car model A ford automobile Car made 1927-1931
Restoration by Sandra Miller
1928 Packard with a show chow
1933 2 women in a car with 2 chows

Circa 1920’s – USA
Well for me at least…this is the very first time I have seen a shaved chow from this era in private photos. Chows had very little length of coat in those days so the reason for shaving must have been to keep cool vs. a matting problem.
 
I was so glad to acquire both photos as a set , as the handwriting on the one with the cropped chow, tells the story for both. A double bonus for my collection of automobiles with chows…..An awesome Studebaker!!!
 

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I do my best to be as accurate as possible in my research, however many times written history finds a way to "morph" over time. I love your comments and appreciate all feedback, additions and corrections my readers have to offer to help make this a well rounded and accurate archive.

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    March 24, 2016 at 4:57 am

    This is amazing. I enjoy these pictures so much. I have 3 Chows and I adore the breed. I love reading about their history and seeing the old pictures in comparison to what they look like today.

    Reply
    • alphabitch says

      March 24, 2016 at 2:55 pm

      Thank you SO much Mary for stopping in to read the posts at ChowTales!!! This breed is so unique and its history is fascinating. Everytime I turn over another “stone” there are more surprises!! Give those 3 chows a purple smooch for me!! ~Sandra

      Reply
  2. Jones Kelley says

    November 30, 2018 at 9:04 pm

    Thank you so much for all you do on this site! I really enjoy your art as well, just ordered your fabulous calendar!

    Reply

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    […] It was the Roaring Twenties and EVERYTHONG seemed to be all the “rage”. Flappers and their beaus were scoffing prohibition laws, consumerism was also a “thing”.   Jazz was the music of the times and silent movies another favorite past time!   I was truly a fascinating decade in our history and the Chow Chow was in the thick of it all, taking center stage as a companion and guardian, accessory and status symbol.  This article from 1924 pretty well sums up how important the Chow was to the elite and high rollers of the era.  Be sure to check out my curated collection of CHOW WITH AUTOMOBILES! […]

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