Discussions regarding what original chow colors were in China have come up many times over the years, s0 when I ran across this article in my collection today to clarify that only solid colors, with possible shadings on the britches and tail have ever been acceptable in all countries and registration systems, I thought it […]
Step by Step process-Restoring antique photographs for ChowTales archive
Once the excitement and adrenaline rush of a new photo find wears off (well it really never wears off), I am onto the job (and fun) of scanning, restoring and archiving these treasures! So many of you have asked what the process is so I decided it was time to put it into writing. ABOVE […]
Early 1900’s photo restoration reveals a chow wearing a bridle or muzzle
When I received this amazing photo I had a couple of big surprises. One, is that it was such a large format on very heavy backing like a cabinet card. Two, when I converted this damaged sepia toned image to black and white and brought in more contrast, not only did the detailed leather harness […]
1901 Chinese Chow enlisted in the U.S. Navy
This newspaper article ran in dozens of papers in 1901, this one being one from Pennsylvania. The chow dog was a very unique novelty to Americans this early on and most came here either directly from China via gifts brought home by sailors and travelers, or from very early breeders in England. How I would […]
1920s-1950s U.K. Breeders with their chows from magazine clippings
As both a Chow historian and photographer, the images in this album are of great inspiration to me. Thanks to Dennis Tang and Chris Clucas for scanning in their valuable collections of 1920’s – early 1950’s articles out of England dog magazines, filled with images. The articles in their entirety are all being archived at […]
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