Mrs. Ella Storrs-Webb was part of a reformist movement in the early 20th century and worked in a settlement house. Settlement houses were residences in poor and immigrant areas of large cities, designed to assist those in need, Hull House in Chicago being a famous example. Mrs. Webb occasionally made the news for her outlandish … Continue reading The Wonderful Vaporings of Mrs. Ella Storrs-Webb

The Fanciers' Journal, April 15, 1893 From the book British Dogs, Their Points, Selection and Show Preparation, 3rd Edition by W. D. Drury, 1903 The Dog Fancier, February 1906 The Dog Fancier, February 1906 The Dog Fancier, May 1906 The Dog Fancier, May 1906 The Dog Fancier, October 1906 From an article about the Long … Continue reading Vintage St. Bernards

Dogdom magazine, February 1908 Dogdom magazine, February 1908 From an article about the Long Island Kennel Club show in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · June 5, 1910 From an article about the Long Island Kennel Club show in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · June 5, 1910 From an article … Continue reading Vintage Women and Their Dogs II

Marguerite Clark, silent film star, and a Russian wolfhound in Dogdom, May 1918 Country Life in America, February 1902 The Dog Fancier, February 1904 The Dog Fancier, April 1906 Dogdom magazine, April 1907 Dogdom magazine, June 1907 Dogdom magazine, December 1907 The Dog Fancier, December 1907 The Dog Fancier, February 1912 Dogdom, March 1918 Dogdom, … Continue reading Vintage Dogs and People

The idea that a dog breed's origins have been "lost to time" is a common one today. In the case of the West Highland white terrier, the origins couldn't be agreed upon by dog scholars 100 years ago. Suffice to say, the breed names Roseneath (my personal favorite), Pittenween, Poltalloch, Argyllshire and white Scottish terriers … Continue reading Vintage West Highland White Terriers

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From the book Histoire Physiologique et Anecdotique des Chiens de Toutes les Races by Bénédict-Henry Révoil, 1867 Brief entry in the book The Dogs of the British Islands by Stonehenge, 1872 From the article "The Newfoundland Dog" appearing in the August 7, 1879 issue of Forest and Stream From the book British dogs their varieties, history, … Continue reading The Lesser Newfoundland (Labrador Retriever): Vintage Snippets and Images

From the book British Dogs (Third Edition) by W. D. Drury, 1903 From the book The Twentieth Century Dog (Sporting) by Herbert Compton, 1904 Two images from The New Book of the Dog by Robert Leighton, 1907 From the book The Complete English Wing Shot by G.T. Teasdale-Buckell, 1907 From The Complete Dog Book by … Continue reading Vintage Welsh Springer Spaniels and Welsh Hounds