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AKV. Visual Materials

 Record Group
Identifier: AKV
Photographs, negatives, artwork, and other predominantly graphic collections.

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Jack and Olive Cook collection of color dog show photography

 Collection — Box SL.X.2
Identifier: AKV-1-10
Abstract Eighty three 35mm color slides of amateur photography taken by fanciers Jack and Olive Cook at the 1942 Toledo Kennel Club Show and Detroit Kennel Club shows in Michigan. The images include many candids of benched dogs, in addition to groomers, junior handlers, spectators, vendor stands, and trophy tables. This collection also represents the earliest color images of dogs shows held by the AKC Library & Archives. Breeds featured include the Afghan Hound, American Staffordshire Terrier,...
Dates: 1942

Dr. Jacqueline C. Harris collection of Siberian Husky and Sled Dog materials

 Collection
Identifier: AKV-1-11
Abstract Dr. Jacqueline C. Harris's collection of Siberian Husky materials includes original art, prints, publications, and scrapbooks. Her scrapbooks consist of collected ephemera and clippings with the themes of Siberian Huskies, Arctic exploration, sled dog races including the Iditarod, and advertisements featuring Huskies and other dog breeds. Notably, one scrapbook includes several pages of cigarette cards featuring images of various dog breeds. The publications series includes dog-themed...
Dates: 1885-2010

Joe Rule collection of Otto Pohl's Irish Setter materials

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 368361-]
Identifier: AKV-1-12
Scope and Contents

The collection contains photos, pamphlets, a stud card, news clippings, and other publications on Otto Pohl and his Irish Setters. This includes depictions of some of the most prominent Irish Setters of the 20th century and commentary by A.F. Holchwalt, the author reknowned for "The Modern Setter."

The collection was assembled by Joe Rule, an admirer of Pohl's dogs.

Dates: 1900-1918

Dr. Wolfgang A. Casper collection of Irish Setter photographs and Lillian Tiffany correspondence and drawings

 Collection
Identifier: AKV-1-13
Abstract This collection includes one folder of color and black and white photographs of Irish Setters taken by Dr. Wolfgang A. Casper, an active member of the Irish Setter fancy. Also included are ink drawings (some appear to be original sketches, others reproductions) by Lillian Tiffany, well-known sketch and portrait artist of pure-bred dogs. Most of the sketches are 8 inches by 10 inches are were created as New Year's greetings. Other reproductions of her ink sketches are included on the...
Dates: 1936-1968

Robert J. Moore collection of dog show photography

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AKV-1-14
Scope and Contents

Collection is comprised of win shots throughout the course of Robert J. Moore's career as a dog show judge. The bulk of the 1970s and 1980s feature terrier, working, and herding dogs until 1990, when Moore became a licensed "all-breed" judge.

All featured dogs are labelled. Most images can be easily dated and traced to a club/event.

Dates: 1969-2009

AKV 1.20 West Coast Photographic Negative Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AKV-1-20
Scope and Contents The West Coast Photographic Negative Collection depicts the Pacific coast dog-show scene of the 1930s through the 1980s. It is important and entertaining documentation of the breeding and exhibition of purebred dogs, as well as the region’s social history. These are rare, and in many cases, never-before-seen images rescued from attic storage in the former Museum of the Dog location in St. Louis (provenance unknown). They contain the work of some of the most well-regarded show photographers...
Dates: 1938 - 1987

West Coast Photographic Negative Collection

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2019-001
Dates: 1938-1987