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1919 WESTMINSTER BEST OF BREED – RARE PHOTO – CH. HOK LO FOO

A very rare original photo in my personal collection. This was taken at the Westminster Kennel Club show in 1919 after Virginia Waller breeder/owner won the breed with her stunning black dog.
A very rare original photo in my personal collection. This was taken at the Westminster Kennel Club show in 1919 after Virginia Waller breeder/owner won the breed with her stunning black dog.
THE TEXT ON THE BACK OF THE PHOTOGRAPH ABOVE

SUM CHOWS house & garden 1920 Mrs. Waller


BELOW IS INFORMATION ABOUT THE BREEDER AND SIRE/DAM OF HOK LO FOO

Bersusa x Eastern Queen Breeder Mrs. Wm. L. Fitzgerald
THE FAMOUS BERGSUSA WAS THE SIRE TO HOK LO FOO
DAM WAS EASTERN QUEEN
BREEDER MRS. WILLIAM L. FITZGERALD

BERGSUSA
PICTURED ABOVE IS HOK LO FOO’S SIRE, THE FAMOUS BERGSUSA

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  1. RESTORATION -JUNE 1926 Mineola Long Island Dog show- RARE- Chow entry photo says:
    January 3, 2022 at 12:52 pm

    […] ABOVE The back of this 8×10 very faded press photo had this text on it.   I’m not sure they got the dog or the handler name correct but am checking into it.  The newspaper clipping I found( also below) shows the main winners from that all breed show.  The woman receiving the ribbon looks very much like Mrs Waller of Sum Chows […]

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