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RESTORATION-1920s well dressed woman with Chow in front of Goodyear sign

This original small photo to the right had great detail in it but very strong shadows on the chow’s front.  The best I could do was bring out the middle tone details.  The outfit the woman is wearing is exquisite and I’m thrilled to have been able to get the flower shaped beaded handbag and […]

RESTORATION- 1908 American Celebrity with his chow Fluffy Ruffles

This spectacular photo is such a treasure.  Found in a collection of antique American celebrity images at an estate sale, there are a couple of notations on the photo front and back with really not much of a clue as to who this man is.  On the front is handwritten Copyrighted by Harvey??? Leer??? 1908.  […]

RESTORATION -Early 1900’s large photo of woman and chow. Possibly Mrs Wagstaff?

  Circa early 1900’s , this is the finished restored image that I showed the video of last week on ChowTales Facebook page. The dark sepia tone was my biggest challenge to get the details from , but I managed to pull the most out of this magnificent image.  The biggest surprise were the womans’ […]

1941 Calendar artwork of a chow, by the famous illustrator Will Rannells

I’m still pinching myself and can’t believe I was able to purchase this very rare, 1941 calendar page featuring a chow but none other than the well known canine artist Will Rannells.    Mr. Rannells was know for his many LIFE magazine covers as well as other magazines.  His dogs were mostly well dressed with […]

1909 – Two Rare Articles and Photos-The Chows of Sandringham

King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra  we true devotees to the dog sport, housing dozens of popular and rare breeds in their kennels at Sandringham and attending dog shows with their Royal canines.  How fortunate I was to recently purchase 2 rare articles from England, each featuring a different chow from their Royal kennels.    […]

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