Circa 1930’s CLEANTHE CARR artwork This unique 8×10 original photo was sent to me by Mary Wuest by way of Janet Allen in a large packet of incredible vintage to antique show photos, gifted by them to ChowTales. On close inspection, it turns out this is a photo of an original ARTWORK, signed “Cleanthe” at […]
1926 – Effie Burton soprano singer with stowaway chow
Learn about this amazing press release from 1926 in video below
Circa 1927 Chows at dog show match in Hong Kong
I finally got a chance to scan and work on this amazing little snapshot from around 1927 , complete with notations on the back. One more reason to ALWAYS write on the back of your photos or these details will be forever lost! According to the handwriting this photo was taken at a match in […]
1930-40 Dapper gentleman and his Chow-studio portrait
This photo was hard to resist when it came up for auction. And I did resist for 3 rounds of it being listed and not selling. Finally, I was able to negotiate a wonderful price with the seller and here is the result! It is so very rare to find images this crisp and professional […]
Folklore legend- How the chow got its blue tongue?
“INDIGO” by Sandra Miller ©2023 WHY DOES THE CHOW HAVE A BLUE TONGUE YOU ASK? As the folklore legend goes…. (my own interpretation of different versions) Many moons ago in the mists of time, Buddha embarked upon an artistic adventure. Accompanied by his Chow dog, they were to paint the sky a rich indigo blue. […]
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