Mrs. Walter Rathbone Bacon (Virginia Purdy) wife of the president of B & O Southwestern Railroad (and dog), painted in 1897 by Anders Zorn, a painting said to have been admired by both John Singer Sargent and James Whistler when exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1897. By me, too.
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Mrs. Bacon by Anders Zorn
Posted in Art, Dogs on April 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Trifecta
Posted in Dogs, Japan, Mail, Postcards on March 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A postcard that combines my fascination with Japan and my love of dogs and the post office: two children dressed as postal carriers in Japan, circa 1918.
Name Day Post 2
Posted in Art, Dogs, Mail, Postcards on February 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Oh my goodness, a postcard with a dachshund dressed as a postman and it’s another Name Day card. What a bonanza.
Tea with the Dog
Posted in Dogs, Postcards, Tea on February 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
After seeing so many postcards with kittens in tea cups, this was a real relief.
Upon His Spaniel Tracy (1648)
Posted in Dogs, Literature on February 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Now thou are dead, no eye shall ever see For shape and service, spaniel like to thee. This shall my love do, give thy sad death one Tear, that deserves of me a million. – Robert Herrick
City Brewery, Juneau
Posted in Beer, Dogs, Postcards on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
While searching for log cabin postcards many years ago, I came across this building that once served the City Brewery in Juneau, Alaska. Built by Presbyterians in 1881, it was a church, a school, a carpenter’s shop, and then an office for the brewery, before being torn down in 1914. Below, a slightly more inclusive [...]
I Know Dogs Who Would Love to Read This
Posted in Art, Dogs, Literature on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The cover of the A.L. Burt edition, 1913/1914
Perfect
Posted in Dogs, Film, Photography on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I love William Powell and dachshunds, and here they are.
New Year Greetings from Cats and Dogs
Posted in Art, Dogs, Postcards on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tea for a Dachshund
Posted in Art, Dogs, Postcards, Tea on December 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
