AD REPRINT FOR THE 22nd WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW LIFE MAGAZINE 1898 BULLDOG

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ADVERTISEMENT REPRINT FOR THE 22nd WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW IN LIFE MAGAZINE 1898
This is an advertisement for the 22nd Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show from a Life magazine from 1898.
It is  3 x 10 inches.
I believe the dogs on the ad are French Bulldogs...not certain.
I realize that one can probably not read what it says on the ad but it is easy to read in person.  It was held on February 21,22,23 and 24, 1998
Most Interesting!
The Westminster show was first held on May 8, 1877, making it the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the United States behind only the Kentucky Derby, which was first held in 1875. (Both events were held even during the World War years.) The show originated as a show for gun dogs, primarily Setters and Pointers, initiated by a group of hunters who met regularly at the Westminster Hotel at Irving Place and Sixteenth Street in Manhattan. They decided to create a kennel club called the Westminster Kennel Club specifically for the purpose of holding a dog show. The prizes for these first shows included such items as pearl handled pistols, of use to the hunters and terriermen who worked these dogs in the field.
Held at Gilmore's Garden (Madison Square Garden) the Westminster show drew over 1200 dogs and proved so popular that its scheduled three days was extended to four, with the club donating proceeds from that fourth day to the ASPCA for creation of a home for stray and disabled dogs.
The Westminster Kennel Club predates the formation of the American Kennel Club by seven years, and became the first club admitted to the AKC after AKC's founding in 1884. Breed parent clubs (e.g., the Afghan Hound Club of America) create the standards for judging their breeds, with the AKC administering the rules about shows and judging.
It is on heavy glossy paper and not printed from a computer but at a camera shop. It is much clearer than my ebay picture.
It would be nice framed but could be hung with a simple thumbtack.
Mint New Condition!
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