I could hardly believe my eyes when this glass plate negative arrived and I discovered it was indeed Mrs. Mannooch (Choonam Chows in England) and a string of 5 of her gorgeous homebreds! I hesitate to purchase glass negatives as they have a tendency to break in shipment, but I have lucked out with the last […]
Rare 1890 photo of missionaries returning from China with a Chow dog
This very faded cabinet card photo in my private collection was such a rare find that I wasn’t really concerned as much about the restoration as I was preserving the “moment in time”. Pre 1900’s photos of the Chinese chows brought to Europe or America, from their native land are elusive. The image was identified […]
CIRCA 1920’S -1940’S CHOW SCRAPBOOK AND ALBUM donated by Mike and Ruth Kepner
CLICK HERE FOR THE 134 PAGE ALBUM…….. USE THE + AND – SYMBOLS TO ADJUST TEXT SIZE Feast your eyes on 134 PAGES of fascinating chow history, stud dog cards, clippings, personal photographs with hand written notations, along with some real surprises to this curator…….. compiled years ago by American chow breeder Muriel Knapp, ……years later […]
1913 – A Question of Shaded Chows – Blue Joss
It is interesting to read how the trends in chow coloration have changed over the years. The original imports from China were chosen for their deep rich “self” or solid red or black coats, so when some of the shadings started to appear in the ring, they were penalized. Shadings (gradual transition of color with no defined […]
RESTORATION – Couple with a Chow in a 1938 American Bantam Roadster sportscar
OOOOH……this is my kind of treasure!!! Not only did I score one photo of this beautiful chow in a sportscar….but there was one of each a man and woman, I’m presuming a married couple. These photos were in pretty good condition except for a strange small triangle over each of the images on the […]
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