These photos were published in the February 1915 issue of Country Life in America without any identifying information. If you'd like to take your best guess on any of these, put it in the comments. I've numbered them for reference and included my guesses for your approval/mocking. 1. My guess: English setters or foxhounds (which … Continue reading Vintage Puppies: Guess the Breeds
Category: animal history
Vintage Puppies
Source: Bolton, S. K. (1901). Our devoted friend the dog. L. C. Page & Company. A pair of Irish setter pups being trained for hunting. Source: Whittingham, H. (1913, July). That farm. Country Life in America, pp. 52-54. Watson, J. (1913, October). Dogs. Country Life in America, p. 77-78. Watson, J. (1914, January). Dogs. Country … Continue reading Vintage Puppies
Happy Halloween
Five animals represented on this book cover from 1894, via Wikimedia Commons Two photos of Larry Bawn, an Irish setter trained by his owner, published in Country Life in America, April 1914 Dogs in costumes in The Rural New-Yorker, February 16, 1918 The Cabbat by contemporary artist Annie Stegg A contemporary watercolor by Devika Singh
Vintage Guinea Pig Article
Dang, the upkeep on these little freaks sounds exhausting. It's interesting to read that guinea pigs were exhibited at cat shows. Also note: in the author's opinion, they are bimbos. Source: Parker, E. (1914, October). Pigs is pigs. Country Life in America, pp. 112-114.
Vintage Show Dogs
Pug and collie from: A.S.R. (1897, October 30). The kennel: Some ladies' dogs. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 460-461. Watson, J. (1914, February). Dogs. Country Life in America, p. 69-70. Watson, J. (1914, February). Dogs. Country Life in America, p. 69-70. Three images from: Watson, J. (1914, May). Dogs. Country Life in America, pp. 69-70. Source: … Continue reading Vintage Show Dogs
Vintage Dogs and People
The artist: French Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte and his dog, Bergère, on the Place du Carrousel in Paris with a portion of the Louvre Palace behind them in 1892Photo taken by his brother, Martial Caillebotte (Wikimedia Commons) The art: Le Pont de l'Europe (The Europe Bridge), 1876 by Gustave Caillebotte (public domain) Miss Dorothy "Dossie" … Continue reading Vintage Dogs and People
Vintage Dog Illustrations
Belgian cart dogs in Punch's Almanack for 1897 Numerous breeds represented in this full page from Punch, November 1, 1899 Portion of a full page ad for various books sponsored by Doubleday, Page & Company appearing in the January 1914 edition of Country Life in America Illustration by A.B. Frost of a stray mixed breed … Continue reading Vintage Dog Illustrations
Vintage Dogs: Smols
A pet dachshund A prize winning toy bulldog Source for two images above: A.S.R. (1897, October 16). The kennel: Some ladies' dogs. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 408-409. Cornish, C.J. (1897, October 30). The Jackson-Harmsworth sledge dogs. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 450-451. Five times! Source for both Peke images above: Watson, J. (1913, October). Dogs. Country … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Smols
Vintage Pet Dogs
This does not look like a Skye terrier to me but apparently got the job for being a good "vermin dog." Source: The Rural New-Yorker, December 26, 1891 A beautifully posed sable and white collie in England Source: A.S.R. (1897, September 11). Some ladies' dogs. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 268-270. A terrier named Jack performing … Continue reading Vintage Pet Dogs
Vintage Dogs with Jobs
Source: Auceps. (1897, October 9). Pointers: Perfect and at school - I. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 373-375. Dogs used to pull sledges on expeditions to the North and South Poles around the turn of the century were badly abused. It's shocking how casually such abuse was reported in stories from the era. I sometimes have … Continue reading Vintage Dogs with Jobs
