tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496305273364544122024-03-14T01:10:53.680-07:00Cemetery of DogsEarly Illustrations of Le Cimetière des ChiensLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006665414059398782noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949630527336454412.post-28452290635153710412016-01-03T03:07:00.001-08:002016-01-03T03:16:56.909-08:00Rin Tin Tin - Hollywood Movie StarWhen Rin Tin Tin died in 1932, he was first buried at the home of his owner [Lee Duncan, a US soldier who rescued him from the French trenches during the First World War]. Duncan, it is said, had to sell his house during the Great Depression and arranged for Rin Tin Tin's remains to be sent back to France and interred in the Paris Dog Cemetery [Le Cimetiere des Chiens].<br />
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Looking through my large collection of vintage postcards of the cemetery, I came across a a 1930s postcard showing Rin Tin Tin's grave. The memorial plaque rests upon an imposing tomb. I wonder if it was lifted there by the photographer from a less imposing grave plot? Certainly, a mystery still to be solved as I have yet to discover another image of the dog's original grave plot in the cemetery.<br />
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Today, the grave is marked by a granite memorial that is often adorned by flowers and other tokens left by frequent well-wishers. I can find no record of when today's memorial replaced the original. To see a photograph of the current tomb, click <b><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=rin+tin+tin+grave&safe=strict&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi215DRwI3KAhXG1BoKHaqyBX0QsAQIHw&biw=1264&bih=726#imgrc=_">HERE</a></b>.<br />
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.Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006665414059398782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949630527336454412.post-63578863655299687192013-10-11T00:42:00.001-07:002013-10-11T00:46:09.282-07:00An Especially Impressive MemorialThis wonderful memorial looks almost regal with the impressive crown on top. Perhaps it was the pet of a French enobled family? Note the depiction of the deceased animal lying on a cushion. Click once on the image and then again for a close-up view. I am stuck by the engorged nipples. Maybe she died giving birth to a litter of puppies?<br />
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<br />Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006665414059398782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949630527336454412.post-20746316415782295142013-10-11T00:33:00.001-07:002013-10-11T00:36:03.657-07:00A General View of the CemeteryA general view of the Paris Dogs Cemetery that was posted by a visitor in 1908. The first memorial is to Dash who died in 1903.<br />
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</div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006665414059398782noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949630527336454412.post-28158054987813875402011-05-31T15:06:00.000-07:002011-05-31T15:06:09.983-07:00Toutoune's MemorialThis is very striking. Note the ribbon on the top knot. I translate the first line of the inscription as My Darling Fatty! Am I correct?<br />
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</div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006665414059398782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949630527336454412.post-38512237235567384122011-05-02T14:30:00.000-07:002011-05-02T14:32:40.318-07:00Dog Kennel MemorialsDog kennel memorials were popular during the early years of the Cemetery. Here, a double kennel contains the remains of Black and Yet-Yet. The latter died in January 1900.<br />
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As you look through the cemetery gates, you can see a large memorial to Barry, a mountain rescue dog. Beyond is a place of remembrance for our faithful companions. This first photograph shows two attendants with a funeral bier. One is withdrawing a small coffin ready for burial. The postcard is captioned - Unloading a body. It was posted to Madame Deronard at Rue Du Champ D'allouette No 9, Paris on 19 March 1904.<br />
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