Win Shots

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents assembled by AKC Library staff into files on each AKC recognized breed and was chiefly to track the establishment and revision of breed standards. This information is directly recorded by AKC notices, AKC Gazette Secretary’s Pages, and handwritten draft revisions submitted by clubs, but files may also include photographs of representative types; correspondence with clubs and fanciers (both American and international), newspaper...

Abstract The Muskogee Kennel Club is an American Kennel Club licensed, all-breed dog club in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The Muskogee Kennel Club Collection consists of photographs from the club's all-breed dog shows from 1974 to 1999 and one show catalog from 2004. There is typically one set of show photographs per year, although some years have photographs from two shows, one in spring and one towards year end. The photographs include 8 by 10 inch color win shots of group winners and, occasionally other...

Abstract The Dorothy Page Whitney collection of Gordon Setter papers includes records, clippings, and photographs of Ms. Page Whitney's activities related to Gordon Setters, including breeding, showing, club involvement, and field trial competitions. Included in the collection are records kept by Ms. Page Whitney related to Page's Kennel, under which she bred Gordon Setters beginning in 1949. Many of the records are handwritten and include details of litters, dog health, breeding information, and...

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The John Ashbey collection of dog show photography contains win shots photographed by John Ashbey between the years of 1974 and 2003 [bulk: 1980 to 2002] at all-breed and specialty shows chiefly in the northeastern region of the United States, including Westminster Kennel Club, Montgomery County Kennel Club, and the AKC's own Centennial and Classic events.

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A collection of color photographic negatives of win shots from memebr club shows in the northeastern region of the United States between 1979 and 1984. Chief states of operation include New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Includes all Breed, Group, and Best-in-Show winners from Westminster, plus all breed and Best-in Show winners from the Montgomery Kennel Club and the American Spaniel Club.

Abstract The A.J. Schoendorf Collection of Dog Show Photography contains dozens of win shots taken at West Coast dog shows judged by A.J. Schoendorf in the mid-20th century. Schoendorf created photo albums of win shots from shows and classes that he judged, with identifying labels for each photograph. The collection is heavy on hounds, non-sporting breeds, and toy dogs, although each folder contains a variety of breeds. The photographs are 8 inches by 10 inches and each one includes a...

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The Luis Sosa collection of dog show photography contains approximately 235,000 color negatives for win shots taken between 1992 and 2001 at shows chiefly in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. Inventories pair negative numbers with show name, date, breed, and owner name.

Abstract The photograph collection (1948-1965) of prominent exhibitors Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis Wiel, of Kerryall Kennels, is comprised of photographs from 19 albums. Albums were composed around breed -- Lakeland Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, and Fox Terrier -- and/or a specific show dog -- including Ch, Vixen's Show-Off, Ch Foxhill's Topper, and Ch. Gered's Candy Lamb. While win shots constitute the bulk of the collection there are also select portraits (of the Wiels and of their dogs), candids, and...

Scope and Contents Spanning the late-1940s through the 1970s, this collection chronicles the lifelong careers in the sport of Margaurite and Kenneth M. McDonald. The photographs are divided into four categories: portraits and candids of the McDonalds, their kennel, and their dogs (English Cocker and English Springer Spaniels), win shots from the McDonalds' careers as handlers and exhibitors (strictly Spaniels), win shots featuring Margaurite McDonald as judge, and win shots featuring Kenneth M. McDonald as...

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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.