I’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!!
If anyone can ID what this 3 wheeled vehicle is called I would love to hear from you in the comments. It looks motorized
bromide print, 1925
National Portrait Gallery London ©
CIRCA 1938 MAN AND WOMAN WITH THEIR CHOW IN A SPORTSCAR
Edwardian woman in a “horseless carriage” with her chow puppy
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!!!
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.
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