Lincoln's Dog Fido

[Steve]

(09-26-2017 05:29 PM)Darrell Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 01:39 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Have never seen this pose/angle of you, Fido. However, after seeing it, I withdraw my nomination of you as a German Shepherd. Those are not the eyes nor ears of a Shepherd.

Based on an article by Dr. James Cornelius, the curator at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, there are three extant photos of Fido. He refers to them as the "face-front," "chin up" and "chin down" poses.

When I first saw them, I thought the "face-front" pose looked almost like a different dog altogether. However, the article obviously didn't use the much clearer and more detailed version that Steve just posted.



http://alplm.tumblr.com/post/80497508509/fido

According to the catalog information, the CDV of Fido I posted has an orange Civil War revenue stamp on the back. That would mean it was made in 1864 or 1865. So, I have to agree with Dr. Cornelius that the photographs were taken in 1865.