Vintage Dogs: Random

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An unidentified English setter
Source: Birkdale. (1897, August 21). Kennel notes. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 185-187.
A prize winning old English sheepdog
Source: A.S.R. (1897, August 28). Some ladies’ dogs. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 207-209
Source: Whittingham, H. (1913, July). That farm. Country Life in America, pp. 52-54.
Source: Watson, J. (1913, July). Dogs. Country Life in America, pp. 63-64.

The following is an excerpt from a series of articles on establishing a farm. (The truncated text around the photos can be ignored as all relevant text appears in the second image.)

Source: Whittingham, H. (1913, July). That farm. Country Life in America, pp. 52-54.
All hail the beetle king.
Source: Watson, J. (1913, October). Dogs. Country Life in America, pp. 77-78.
Viccars, C. (1918, September). Terriers of the Western Highlands. Vanity Fair, pp. 60-61.
August Belmont Jr. (far right), breeder of racehorses and fox terriers, and the fourth president of the American Kennel Club, pictured in Vanity Fair, May 1919
A humorous take on determining character based on angles and shapes of the head, applied to dogs in Vanity Fair, October 1919
Vanity Fair, May 1919

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  1. I would hesitate to try and pronounce Madadh Ruadh. I question my Celtic heritage at times – I hate whiskey and am befuddled by gaelic pronunciations. :)

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