Three beagle pups napping by Marie H. Guise Newcomb, 1893 Experiences such as this, and worse, while shipping dogs by rail to shows were not uncommon around the turn of the century. From Forest and Stream, October 6, 1894. Forest and Stream, November 17, 1894 Country Life Illustrated, March 27, 1897 An anecdote regarding the … Continue reading Vintage Beagles VI
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Vintage Dog Ads XII
Turf, Field and Farm, July 9, 1897 Turf, Field and Farm, July 9, 1897 An ad in the back pages of the book: Huntington, H.W. (1897). My dog and I. New York, NY: Caxton Press Enlarged image of the upper left corner of the ad above. Forest and Stream, October 20, 1906 Dogdom, June 1911 … Continue reading Vintage Dog Ads XII
Vintage Dogs: More Head Studies
Turf, Field and Farm, December 1, 1899 A beautiful foxhound from: Anon. (1910, December 17). The Holderness hounds. Country Life, pp. 905-908 Dogdom, March 1911 Haynes, W. (March 1915). Real Irish. House and Garden, pp. 165-167 Two photos by R.W. Tauskey from the article:Haynes, W. (March 1917). The noble Dane. House and Garden, p. 38 … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: More Head Studies
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Foxhounds in Country Life
Country Life magazine profiled several packs of foxhounds, the equivalent of royalty in England's canine world, in 1910. Last week, I posted images of the Belvoir hounds. Here are a number of photos from the articles on other packs: (1) (2) (3, 4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9, 10) (11) (12, 13) (14) (15) (16) … Continue reading Foxhounds in Country Life
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Vintage Show Dogs in England
(1) (2) (3) (4, 5, 6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) Note: Clareholme Opal (image 5) was a field spaniel. Contrast with Titania of Eastcote (image 12), a cocker spaniel, both from 1910. Sources: Images 1-7: Smith, A.C. (1910, October 29). The kennel club show. Country Life, pp. 597-599 Images 8-12: Smith, A.C. (1910, … Continue reading Vintage Show Dogs in England
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The Belvoir Foxhounds in Country Life
In October 1910, Country Life ran articles in two consecutive issues on the Belvoir hounds. Here are several photos by W.A. Rouch from those pieces. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7, 8) (9, 10) (11) (12) Images 1-5: Anon. (1910, October 8). Summer exercise with the Belvoir. Country Life, pp. 481-484 Images 6-12: Anon. … Continue reading The Belvoir Foxhounds in Country Life
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