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Hero dog foils robbery
There is an old joke in the news business that dog bites man, not news. Man bites dog, now you have a story. This story breaks that rule, here is the unbylined story from February 8, 1969, photo by...
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Open wide, elephant caretaker
Caretaker Ray Ryan with Neena a 3-ton elephant. Photo by Thom Halls ©The Tribune Elephant breath checker? Pachyderm dentist? Sometimes you run across a photo that asks more questions than it answers....
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Limited outlook
Even on a calm day this sheep dog would have a hairy problem viewing the world so it's doubtful the animal saw much of this countryside along Highway 46 east of Paso Robles. ©2010 Mark Aronoff/The...
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Cruella De Vil’s gloves
Page excerpt, July 1, 1890 San Luis Obispo Morning Tribune One line stopped me cold as I was scanning the Crocker’s department store advertisement in the San Luis Obispo Tribune, July 1, 1890. Dog-Skin...
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LOL cats drink whiskey and play with yarn
Gratuitous kitten photos didn’t start with the internet. This image is from an August 20, 1942 advertisement and the photographer is famous enough to be mentioned in the copy. Ylla (pronunced “eela”...
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