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Dogs in Our Digital Archive (Bark-ive?)

May 13, 2019 | Ann | Comments (2)

Archives of Ontario's wonderful exhibit ANIMALIA: Animals in the Archives inspired us. So we pawed through our Digital Archive Ontario to dig up items with a particular pet in mind — dogs. (Sorry, cat lovers!)

A lot of items highlighted below are either from our large number of digitized early children's books or Toronto Star photos.

May your dog days — and all other days — be filled with many fine canines!

 

1750 to 1799

Black and white drawing of a chuch with people and a dog walking around the surrounding area

 

1800 to 1849

Book cover on left with title and publishing information and a page on right with text and a simple illustration of a boy and a dog

Book cover the reads Sequel to Old Mother Hubbard and Her Wonderful Dog show an old lady brushing her dog and to the right is a different page with dogs breaking dishes in a home

Watercoloured sketch of an old city port with people a soldier and dogs in the foreground and a turret with a flag

 

1850 to 1899

Watercolour illustration of a white house and a lady and dog just outside the property

Book cover with multiple animals framing the title which reads The Wonders of the Dog and a different page of illustrated Deer Hound

Book cover of The Dogs that Lost Their Clogs with a dressed dog standing in living run with hands up and to the right is a page from the book with dogs running away with clogs and text underneath

Men and dog resting at a temporary camping location with tent in the outdoors

Card with two dogs tearing apart a doll with text that reads Compliments of Warden King & Son Toronto Montreal Winnipeg

 

1900 to 1949

Boy and small dog on sled with a larger dog in a harness to pull them

Book cover of an illustrated girl in nature and a different page of book titled Dogs with a large portio of text and illustration of children playing with dogs

Illustration of large dog on a pier

 

Man and young girl looking down at a dog on his side

Four dogs pulling a men on a sled over snow

 

1950 to 1999

TV show The Littlest Hobo dog stand-ins vacationing at Georgina by Lake Simcoe in 1975

Boy sitting on skateboard holding leash of dog

Dog with hat and sunglasses and sign that reads Happy 100th Birthday CNE

Dog day afternoon: It wasn't just human beings who tried to beat the heat yesterday as temperatures soared to 31.4C (88F)

Maple Leafs hockey players sitting with a large dog

Man in police uniform leading a German shepherd as he jumps through an obstacle course

 

 

See all dogs-related items on Digital Archive Ontario. You're also welcome to browse our cat items, too!

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