This stunning painting by James Durden was hard to find information about when it was actually painted. It was bequeathed by James Durden in my birth year 1958, so could have been painted any time before that. Note the long and productive career this artist had.
RARE 1936 Dog show photo Chow entry revealed
This photo was one of the biggest risks I have ever taken in purchasing an image in “hopes” of a special Chow find. The low resolution scan online I could barely make out the shapes of people, but I knew from the date provided that there was a large chow entry at this particular east […]
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 […]
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