(Afghan Hound Database and Breed Information Exchange)
(Steve Tillotson 2011)
We Recently published the article - The Dog Of The Mystic East, by Jean Manson, 1929. I included some photographs, scanned from an old magazine. Upon closer inspection I was intrigued by some of the subjects in the original photo. So I re-scanned the original photograph at a much higher resolution. This enabled me to more closely inspect the photo. This short article discusses some of my observations.
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This is what I see, if you see more please let me know -
PEOPLE (left to right)
A - Female crouched down, possibly Jean Manson?
B - Female child in front of vehicle, possibly Bell-Murray child
C - Female, white blouse, wearing a hat, possibly Mrs Bell-Murray
D - Male crouched down, wearing a tie, assumed to be Kennel Help
E - Female child in dress, looks familiar, probably Bell-Murray child
F - Male, presumed to be Major Bell-Murray
DOGS (left to right)
1 - Light coloured Afghan sitting
2/3 - Two possibly brindle Afghans in front of vehicle (Could one be Pushum?)
4 - Light coloured Afghan on leash
5/6 - Two light coloured hounds in front of house
7 - Major Bell-Murray? with light coloured Afghan
8 - Look closely, then look below
Now let's have a closer look at Dog #8
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By englarging a higher resolution picture this reveals that there is inedeed an 8th Afghan Hound in this photograph. Look closely you can see the feet, the front, the front legs, the lead/leash hanging down. I wonder why this dog was removed (well partially anyway) on the original photograph. Thats the mystery to me
Related content:
Cove Afghan Hounds
The Dog Of The Mystic East, by Jean Manson, 1929
"The Afghan Hound Is An Ancient Breed"
Author - Evelyn Denyer, Published in "The Dog Fancier" 1925
Early Afghan Hounds
Hyland Afghan Painting