Tag: vintage photo

  • South Yuba River State Park Petition

     

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    Covered Bridge at the South Yuba State Park by Steve Fontanini, 1966

    Our beloved South Yuba River and Malakoff Diggins are on the California State Parks closure list.  The river and the park are the soul of our community.  It would be a blow to our economy and our psyche if they closed.  Please, please, please (this is me begging) take a few seconds to sign this online petition asking Governor Jerry Brown to remove it from the list. 

    We need 5,000 signatures by January 12, 2012.  As of today we only have 787.

    Thank you, Moira

    Photo via The Los Angeles Times photo archives.

     

  • Woman With Gun and Hunting Dogs

     

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    Did you get your turkey yet?

     

     

    Unidentified 1880's Florida woman from the Library of Congress's flickr photostream.


  • Happy Birthday Dog Art Today!

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    The Dog's Birthday via thespark17 on flickr

    Dog Art Today, a blog I started as an "experiment, a vague challenge to myself to see if I could to it," turns three this month.  As I head into year four, I continue to be amazed by the depth and breadth of dog artists I discover and the infinitely creative ways dogs appear in every form of art.  I remember so clearly when I first started blogging I worried I wouldn't have enough content to fill more than a few weeks of posts.  Seriously, I had a list of a few dozen dog artists and that was it.  I would be done.  Now, 842 posts and over half a million pageviews later, I have trouble keeping up with the vast amount of artworks I plan to feature.  So even though I write this blog, it continues to surprise me.  And I love that, the endless inspiration, the joyful depiction of dogs, and the eternal bond that they have made with the artists in their lives.  Thank you for your tips, your comments, and for sharing your love of dogs and art with me.  It is a privilege, every day.

    As a thank you gift, I am raffling off my most favorite product from my store, a blank journal.  Please leave a comment below to be entered to win your choice of one of my journals.  I have dozens to chose from here.  I take mine everywhere.

    I will select a winner on Tuesday, March 16, 2010.

  • Camping with Dogs

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    Camp Matinecock, 1929, via Half Pond Antiques

    My friend Ruth Chase Boudreaux knows how to camp, and she recently started a blog to share her tips called Camping in Style. There, you will see how it is possible to take the outdoor vacation beyond hot dogs on a stick and sleepless nights on dirt, without the extravagant price tag of "glamping."  This post is devoted to camping with your dog. Highly recommend.  Thanks, Ruth.

  • Headed to the Hills

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    Darby and I are headed to Gold Country to have an adventure for a few days.  Did you know 75% of gold is still unmined in California?!  See you next week…

    1916 photo of a miner panning for gold with his dog courtesy of the Library of Congress.


  • 1850 Poodle Daguerreotype

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    Poodle with Bow on Table by Anonymous American Photographer, 1850

    This sweet Poodle daguerreotype is up for auction at Sotheby’s New York on Monday March 30, 2009.  The catalogue’s  condition report highlights its “excellent condition” and points out that “this daguerreotype is astonishing for the clarity of its rendering of a
    difficult subject. Looked at under magnification, this image shows a
    wealth of detail in the dog’s face and in the texture of its fur.”

    What I find astonishing is that its one of the earliest dog photographs I have ever seen.  And, it is yet another indication that our deep love of our pets is nothing new.  Not only does the photographer spend time, money, and materials in a complicated and time consuming process to memorialize the dog, someone also took the time to give her jaunty bow.  Wonderful!

    Estimate is $5,000 – $7,000.  Visit Sotheby’s for more information.

    Hat tip to my friend Kevin Hannigan who sent me this story via Andrew Sullivan’s blog.

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