Photographs. "This is the Labrador Retriever" breed book originals, c. 1930s-1960s

File — Box: PH.2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This group of records includes two scrapbooks of Labrador Retriever clippings from dog publications and one photo album, numerous loose photographs and slides of Labrador Retrievers. Photographs include win shots, candids, portrait and profile snapshots, puppies, photographs with children, and field hunting. Many of the photographs in this collection were considered or used for Dorothy Howe's book, root>

Dates

c. 1930s-1960s

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials are in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open to research without restrictions.

Physical Description

From the Collection: 9.6 Linear Feet (in 12 boxes (7 document boxes, 3 flat photo boxes, 1 photo box, and 1 slide box))

Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

Includes win shots, some by photographers William Gilbert and Evelyn Shafer, including a few Westminster Kennel Club show win shots from the 1950s and 1960s. Also present are casual candid photographs of various Labrador Retrievers. Nearly all photographs have identifying information notated on versos, which may include dog's name, breeder, owner, pedigree notes, and date. Some also include notations made by Dorothy Howe. Notably, there is one photograph of a Labrador Retriever guiding a blind student off a school bus. These photographs were used for Dorothy Howe's breed publication, root>