Often referred to around the turn of the century simply as “the New York show”, the annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show was a big deal then, as it is today. The article snippets, sketches/photos and ads below will, I hope, convey a sense of how significant bragging rights were to the owners of dogs earning ribbons (and not just first place ribbons) at the show.






Haynes, W. (March 1917). The noble Dane. House and Garden, p. 38













Related:
Westminster Kennel Club winners for 1921
Period article on the Westminster Kennel Club history, 1877-1889