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1920 First Chow Club of America Specialty Show

Below you will find 2 incredible articles from 1920.  One is an indepth report of the first Chow Club of America’s National Specialty in 1920. Held in conjunction with the Westminster Kennel Club the show drew a total of 245 total entries(double and triple entering classes was very popular in the day)   The other article […]

Ada Reeve 1890s English Actress with chow

This gem of a photo  is in my own collection but I almost passed it up paging through a card file full of photos….the chow was hidden at the bottom corner.  It pays to never scan, always INSPECT old photos at estate sales and antique shops. You never know where that next treasure will be […]

Alice Brady 1920’s Silent Film Star

What a thrill it was to discover this stunning studio portrait of Alice Brady with her chow puppy and the icing on the cake..ITS AUTOGRAPHED!!!    The original was quite faded and yellowed but I was able to bring forward most of the detail, beginning with a 1200 DPI scan and then retouching in Photoshop. This […]

1940’s Girl with chow on glider restoration project

This is one of those photos I took a risk on purchasing pretty much knowing it would not be able to be salvaged enough for my book, but I found it so charming I had to have it.  It reminded me so much of the photos I have of me and my Chow Lillian on […]

Pre-1900’s Chow photography…details revealed during restoration

Oh how I adore any sepia photos for their warm diffused hues and antique charm.   I treasure each and every one I have in my collection and these 3 are pretty darned special in my opinion!  Each is a studio portrait  photo (not a postcard) and in excellent  condition but with a lot of fading […]

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