Yesterday I worked on restoring these 112 year old, Cira 1910 large format photos. This is so early in western chow history it makes me ponder was this puppy from England or a Chinese import. Very unusual to have such professional and large photos of a chow…..and a puppy no less The photo paper is […]
RESTORATION -JUNE 1926 Mineola Long Island Dog show- RARE- Chow entry photo
Let me whisk you back in time to the Mineola Dog show , June 1926. A rare Chow time capsule indeed!! To an archivist, there is nothing quite so heartpounding as taking a faded moment in time, and bringing it to life through restoration. I felt a bit like Marty McFly in the movie […]
Actress Betty White in 1928 with a childhood chow and with actor Joel Marston and his Chow
Rest in the Sweetest of Peace Betty Marion White Ludden (January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) The Rainbow Bridge has gotten even brighter and more colorful. Betty White…one of my favorite actresses, both for her extreme talents and lifelong passion for animals and their welfare. I had heard years ago that Betty owned chows but […]
RESTORATION- 1918 Captain Massey and his two chows
1918 Captain Massey (Davidson) with his two chows was written on the back of this very faded 100+ year old press photo. I am still researching who this man was and where he served using newspaper articles as my guide. The nearest I can guess is he is Canadian. If anyone else can ID this […]
CELEBRITY- 1925 Aileen Pringle silent film star and her two chows and the Erte connection.
What an amazing photo this is featuring silent film star Aileen Pringle (1895-1989) and her two chows. On the back of this photo reads: “AILEEN’S PETS- Aileen Pringle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’ player, with her two pet chows. Miss Pringle has owned both of them from since they were puppies” . They were photographed at the actress’s home […]
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