These Were Our Dogs

About this book

With settings ranging from American mining towns to stately British homes to rural Japan and a cast of characters including princesses cowboys clergymen actresses toddlers and octogenarians more than 250 antique photographs of dogs and their owners are published here for the first time in this enchanting collection. While most portraits are amusing charming or beautiful others are rare gems among them an 1871 image of Queen Victorias personal servant with four of her favorite canines. Captivating and original this is a fascinating insight into the origins of the art of photography a social record of a bygone era and a testimony to the timeless relationship between dog and man.