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1914 MR AND MRS AXTELL WITH A CAR FULL OF SHOW CHOWS

      You could have knocked me over with a feather when I found this very rare 1914 photo of Mr. And Mrs. Axtell with a car FULL of chows. I was even more blown away at how much detail I was able to reveal and how many chows there actually were in that […]

1921 CHOW CLUB OF AMERICA NATIONAL SPECIALTY SHOW WON BY A BITCH

CH. WINDHOLMES WAN LUNG    Sire Ch. Winsum Min T’sing   Dam Windholme’s Amoy This gorgeous painting  above by artist Gustav Muss Arnolt depicts the winner of this second Chow Club of America National Specialty.   Besides being a rare win for a bitch in any era, her photo was no where to be found and on my […]

EARLY 1900’S LOCAL PORTLAND OREGON SHOW ENTRY

When I discovered this article about our local Portland Oregon Benched show in 1904, it really struck a chord.   How exciting to see what dogs were entered and my imagination runs wild thinking of what those two dogs looked like in person.  Dr. Pilkington who owned the dog “Chink” actually has a handler listed.   I […]

ARE YOU FROM A ‘FLAPPER WITHOUT A CHOW’ FAMILY

This 1926 article is a riot. Chows were THE status symbol in the 1920’s! Loved by women most of all…especially socialites, flappers and actresses. Loathed by the middle class and poor for the “waste of money” that was lavished on the breed by their owners.

1937 ACTOR PRESTON FOSTER

SOURCE-Preston Foster (August 24, 1900 – July 14, 1970), sometimes credited as Preston S. Foster, was an American stage and film actor. He also had a career as a vocalist. Foster entered films in 1929 after acting on Broadway. He was still appearing on Broadway as late as November 1931, in the cast of the […]

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