ABOVE : THIS ORIGINAL DRAWING BY THE CELEBRATED ANIMAL ILLUSTRATOR, IS IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION The original artwork you see in the above photo I acquired as a page removed from the artist’s own sketchbook. From all the information I’ve gathered on these sketches and her work which I’ve collected for years, this is most […]
Magic Lantern Glass slides circa 1910
These 4 images are from a series of glass slides created back in 1910 called ANECDOTES ABOUT DOGS and the photographer was the very famous portrait photographer, Thomas Fall (1833-1900). Manufactured by York and Son in England. Each slide is labeled as being a Chow which I find quite interesting as the last two are […]
Merle Oberon- actress and her chow
Its a VERY “MARY” time when I receive packages in the mail from 2 of ChowTales loyal contributors. Thank you so much Mary Wuest and Mary Counihan for sending me these incredible items featuring actress Merle Oberon and her pet chow, named “Mark” I found her dog’s name in a 1946 newspaper article! Merle Oberon […]
Circa 1936 Running Board travel crate for your car
I had to share this ad with you all as it really shows how far we have come in the travel end of the sport of dog showing. Handlers in spacious motorhomes???….not in 1936!! This setup on your car’s running board was considered cutting edge and the lap of luxury travel for your show or […]
Llewellyn George in 1920’s- astrology author with a chow
This is one of those fun unexpected surprises that came a few weeks ago as I was scanning in a few new images from my personal collection. This little 2×3″ photo from the 1920’s packed a lot of information in a very small space. This was just a random estate sale photo from […]
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