Snipped from The Dog Fancier, May 1913 Ralph Pulitzer, son of Joseph Pulitzer ("the father of journalism"), was a newspaper publisher, writer and apparently a bloodhound fancier. He died in 1939. His widow, author Margaret Kernochan Leech, was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1942. She won it again in … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: A Lick of History
Month: March 2023
Vintage Scottish Terriers
Bingley, W. (1877). The animal kingdom. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Hubbard Bros Shields, G.O. (1891). The American book of the dog. Chicago, Illinois: Rand, McNally & Company James, G.B., Jr. (1894). The dog and how to breed, train and keep him. Boston, Massachusetts: Walnut Publishing Co From an ad in the book: James, G.B., Jr. (1894). The … Continue reading Vintage Scottish Terriers
Vintage Dog Images I Just Like III
I want to hug him. Source: Shields, G.O. (1891). The American book of the dog. Chicago, Illinois: Rand, McNally & Company A pretty cocker spaniel in one of several images used to represent the breed in the book: Huntington, H.W. (1901). The show dog. Providence, RI: Remington Printing Co The first English setter in this … Continue reading Vintage Dog Images I Just Like III
Vintage Dog Ads XIII
Electric? A classified ad in Forest and Stream, August 1885. A blurb about the origins of the Medford Fancy Goods Co. and the growth of the dog collar business in the U.S. from Forest and Stream, January 14, 1886. Medford's ad in the same issue mentioned above. Forest and Stream, August 1885 Forest and Stream, … Continue reading Vintage Dog Ads XIII
Vintage Dogs: A Lick of History
The Dog Fancier, August 1913 The luxury ocean liner RMS Mauretania launched in 1906. She was the world's largest ship until RMS Olympic launched in 1910. Both were scrapped in 1935. A video (sound not required) compiling numerous still and moving images of both ships can be seen here. Cunard, owner of the Mauretania, has … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: A Lick of History
Vintage Puppies X
Shields, G.O. (1891). The American book of the dog. Chicago, Illinois: Rand, McNally & Company Bulldog puppies featured in an ad for King Kennels of Providence, RI. Source: Huntington, H.W. (1901). The show dog. Providence, RI: Remington Printing Co Lytton, J. (1911). Toy dogs and their ancestors. New York, New York: D. Appleton and Company … Continue reading Vintage Puppies X
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