It Came From the (Photo) Morgue!

A little something to help you through those 'dog days of summer'.

Photo and caption from the San Francisco News-Call Bulletin Photo Morgue, courtesy of the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection, San Francisco Public Library.

Caption:

Inherits 25 dogs, 1 cat, $100,000.

Long Beach, L.I. -- Mrs. Ita Mae McGuire, of Napanee, Ont., poses with part, a small part, of the 23 Pekinese dogs, one Brussels griffon, one dachshund and one black Persian cat, she inherited along with $100,000 in a trust fund to care for the pets. Mrs. McGuire was named beneficiary for life of the fund by Mrs. May Marguerite Shaw, widow of a National Biscuit Co. founder, who died last Aug. 31. Dogs range from a 12-year-old Peke named Baby Dear to a year-old miniature Pekinese named Junior. Mrs. McGuire already owns 50 dogs which she keeps in her kennel Pekin Inn at Ontario.

Credit Line (ACME) 09/07/44

The Library owns the photo morgue of the San Francisco News-Call Bulletin, a daily newspaper that covered the time period from the 1920’s to 1965. Much of the San Francisco History Collection comes from the News-Call Bulletin morgue. However, the morgue also includes national and international subjects that have not been digitized or cataloged.

Looking for a historical photograph of San Francisco? Try our online database first. Not there? Come visit us at the Photo Desk of the San Francisco History Center, located on the sixth floor at the Main Library. The Photo Desk hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.