Chow Collection

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom in the chow line at the ?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom in the chow line at the Grand Bahama Island tracking station, the day after his sub-orbital flight, which had reached an altitude of 118 miles

Cast of Chu Chin Chow catch bus to Night of the Stage Ball
The cast of Chu Chin Chow at His Majestys Theatre board a bus and head for the Night of the Stage Ball at the Albert Hall held in aid of Sir Arthur Pearsons Fund for the children of blinded solders

Duke and Duchess of Kent walking their chow dog, Sept 1939
Prince George Duke of Kent and his wife Princess Marina walking their chow dog in Belgrave Square shortly after the outbreak of war. September 1939

A family eating, China, early 1900s

Betty Blythe in costume from the film Chu Chin Chow
Betty Blythe in costume from the Herbert Wilcox film Chu Chin Chow, 1923 Date: 1920s

Chu Chin Chow by George Grossmith and Edward Laurillard, touring to the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, the Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton production from His Majestys Theatre, London. Kissing Time. Date: 1910s

Dog breeds including poodle, chow, pug, etc
Lurcher or matin dog, Canis laniarius, Bichon, Spanish dog, Chow Chow, Pug dog, Canis fricator, and Poodle or water hunting dog, Canis aquaticus

CRUFTS DOG SHOW WINNER
CH.CHOONAM HUNG KWONG Breed: Chow Chow Sired by Champion Choonam To To Owned & Bred by Mrs VAM Mannooch Date: 1936

FALL / PEKINGESE / 27
CHAMPION PUNG-CHOW OF ALDERBOURNE Owned by Miss Marjorie Ashton Cross. Date: 1927

FALL / CHOW CHOW / 1930
A row of four puppies owned by Mrs Mannooch. Date: 1930

FALL / CHOW CHOW / 1967
HYLDEWOOD JOSHUA Owned by Garwood. Date: 1967

FALL / CHOW CHOW / 1975
CHINGNU COPPER PLATE Owned by Jones. Date: 1975

FALL / CHOW CHOW / 1949
HAK OF WINCHOW Owned by Quinn. Colour: black. Date: 1949

FALL / CHOW CHOW / 1963
RICHARD OF SHUSWAP Owned by Grice-Hutchinson. Date: 1963

FALL / CHOW CHOW / 1958
ADEL TANGLIN Panting dog, showing its dark tongue. The breed has a blue tongue. Owner: Buckley Date: 1958

FALL / CHOW CHOW / 1945
ANSELM OF PADUA Owned by Mrs J. G. Hasken. Date: 1945

FALL / CHOW CHOW / 1939
CHOONHAM LI WU TSONG Known as Muff Owned by H.R.H. The Duke of Kent. Date: 1939

FALL / CHOW CHOW / 1929
CHAMPION CHOONAM BRILLIANCY Owned by Mrs Mannooch. Date: 1929

FALL / CHOW CHOW / 1934
CHAMPION NICLOSE MARKSMAN Owned by Nicholls. Date: 1934

FALL / CHOW CHOW / 1932
CHAMPION CHOONAM MOONBEAM Owned by Mrs Mannooch. Challenge certificate winner. Head study. Date: 1932

Chinaman Chow-Chow
A jovial Chinese man is delighted with his bowl of Chow Mein and is about to dive on in for that first bite! Date: circa 1910

British Home propaganda
The young girl in a sailor's uniform is wearing a hat with Iron Duke on it. On the reverse is a written message saying that the girl recipient has been to several theatre performances - ZigZag

Tatler cover - Lady Zia Wernher and Lady Milford Haven
Front cover of the Tatler featuring sisters Lady Zia Wernher (Countess Zia Torby) and the Marchioness of Milford Haven (formerly Countess Nada Torby) at Downie Park, Killiemuir

Hes All Right if you Know Him by Cecil Aldin
" Hes all right if you know him, but you ve got to know him first." A group of dogs snuggle up together on a sofa. 1930

Dacia the dancer (Miss D. Allwood)
Miss D. Allwood, aka the dancer Dacia, well-known for her role in the popular wartime musical, Chu Chin Chow. Appearing in The Tatler at the time her engagement to Colonel Critchley Salmonson of

The Foochow Mission Cemetery, Fuzhou, China. Graves of martyred Missionaries in China. Contains the bodies of 11 missionaries killed in the Kucheng (Gutian County) Massacre of 1895

Silhouette of a chow chow

China / Tongxian
The harbour of Tongxian, previously known as Tong-Chow, Tung-Chow, T ung-hsien etc, on the Bai river 19 km east of Beijing

Fall / Crufts / Chow Chow
CHAMPION CHOONAM HUNG KWONG CRUFTS BEST IN SHOW 1936 Owned and bred by Mrs VAM Mannooch Sired by Champion Choonam To To

Three Chow puppies
Unusual Friends - three Chow puppies. 1950s

Chu Chin Chow by Oscar Asche. The forty thieves descend into the robbers cave (scene 7). Despite the title, the story was taken from the Arabian Nights

Oscar Asche - Theatre Writer & Director
Oscar Asche (1871-1936) - Theatre Writer & Director, responsible for Chu Chin Chow (which ran from 1916 to 1921). Date: 1907

Mlle Dacia, formerly premier danseuse in Chiu Chin Chow and now appearing in I.B. Davidsons British silent film Down Partridge Lane, London, 1923 Date: 1923

Portrait of the dancer Dacia, London, 1921, the premiere danseuse of the stage show Chu Chin Chow Date: 1921

Four men share a meal, China
Four (rather scholarly in appearance) men sharing a meal, China Date: circa 1907

PAGODA / CHINA / 1875
CHINA Pagoda in the province of Quei-Chow Date: circa 1875

Street in Chinatown, New York City, USA, with shops and restaurants. Date: circa 1940

Dacia by Madame Yevonde
Miss D. Allwood, aka the dancer Dacia, well-known for her lead dancing role in the popular wartime musical, Chu Chin Chow

Dacia - lead dancer in Chu Chin Chow
The dancer Dacia, famous for her role in Chu Chin Chow. In private life, her real name was Miss D. Allwood and in 1919 she became engaged to be married to Colonel Critchley-Salmonson of the Royal

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, study of a Chow
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a black Chow named Sun-Yat-Sen, or Sunny, who went missing, and was reunited with his master, exhausted and thin. Date: 1927

Illustration of a Chow by Cecil Aldin. Date: 1939

Chu Chin Chow Allied Powers Display at his Majestys Theatre
The cast of the First World War hit West End revue show, Chu Chin Chow, dressed in costume for an additional scene which had been a feature of the show since Armistice Night - with members dressed up

Open-air Theatre, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. Showing a production of Chu Chin Chow Date: 1954

De Reske cigarettes advertisement, Lily Brayton
Advertisement for De Reske cigarettes featuring the actress Lily Brayton, who was playing the role of Zahrat Al-Kulb in the hugely popular wartime musical play, Chu Chin Chow

Dragon Dance, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA
Dragon Dance in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA Date: circa 1940

Childrens Jewel Fund Sale of Dolls, WW1
A variety of examples of dolls on sale at Sutherland House in aid of the Childrens Jewel Fund, which raised money for infant welfare centres around the country

Aileen D Orme in Chu Chin Chow, WW1
Aileen D Orme, actress and soprano singer, pictured in costume in the hugely popular wartime show, Chu Chin Chow, in which she played the role of Alcolom and sang the song, Any Times Kissing Time

Lady with Red Cross fundraising dog, WW1
A fashionable lady holds her pet dog on a lead, who is wearing a collection box on his back, marked, for wounded soldiers. Date: 1915

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