May 22, 2005 – October 23, 2005

Gone to the Dogs: Photographs from the Permanent Collection

Whatcom Museum, Rotunda Room

From fire department mascots to vaudeville’s pooch performers, the Whatcom Museum’s photo archives include numerous vintage images of canines, from the 1890s to the 1960s. This fun exhibit for the entire family, with a high-level of cute and adorable, celebrates that special relationship between dogs and their people. Pulled from the Sandison, Kinsey, Carver and Biery collections, approximately 60 photographs range from formal studio portraits to candid views about town. Stories from early Bellingham newspapers provide insight into how dogs were viewed and treated in the past. Sponsored in part by Mary & Frank King, PetStop, Downtown Hound and Walker's Healthy Pets.
For more information about this exhibition, please call (360) 676-6981.

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