Framed Two Photographs of a Cute Staffordshire Terrier, One with an Equine Friend, One, Wearing a Straw Party Hat while Sitting Upright

San Diego, California, probably, 1920. Oak Frame. Near Fine. Staffordshire terriers, whatever your view of them on the street, are not all bad -- far from it -- as these photos capture some of their winsome personality and performative cuteness. Obedience, seriousness, sobriety, are exuded by the dog as he sits upright in his goofy hat. In the other, standing on a tack trunk in a horse barn, the same dog is but a few inches from a horse whose head is jutting out of the stall door window. We aren't sure whether the dog is exhibiting curiosity or affection for a horse he has long known. It doesn't matter -- the dog's intentions are clearly pacific and wholesome. N.d., circa 1920. The oak frame is 36 by 31 cm. The two photos are matted, with the visible portion, or matting window. The top photo is a vertical 12.5 by 7.5, the bottom photo, in the horse barn, 11 by 16 cm. By the tack trunk of the lower photo is blindstamped in small letters Harold J. Taylor, Coronado. Coronado is a resort attached to San Diego. We haven't been able to pinpoint who Taylor was, but we assume he was the dog's master. We think the photos are from the 1920s, but can certainly safely pronounce them mid-20th Century. The frame has minor wear. (Inventory #: 20222)