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Country Life Illustrated, April 10, 1897
Country Life Illustrated, April 17, 1897
The “flat back” mentioned in the description of Sapolio appears to be evident in the dog Save Monarch. At first I wondered if the pictures had been captioned incorrectly but as Sapolio is described as brindle and white, they do seem to be correct. I’m not sure what to make of it.
Source: Anon. (1897, June 5). About some bull-dogs. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 606-607.
Three photos taken by T. Reveley depicting two dogs owned by Richard Croker, Jr., from Country Life, June 18, 1904
Source: Leighton, R. (1910). Dogs and all about them. London, England: Cassell and Company, Ltd.
Vanity Fair, August 1916
Vanity Fair, January 1917
Vanity Fair, January 1917
Vanity Fair, August 1917
Vanity Fair, March 1917
Country Life & the Sportsman, September 1938

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