From collection Kosti Ruohomaa Collection
LB2017.19.6085
Two of Perry Greene's Chinook dogs sit on either side of Jackie Manzer, who cuddles a puppy at Perry's home in Waldoboro. This photo was published in The American Legion Magazine in July of 1949, on p. 52. The photo was altered to look as if Jackie was reading the Chinook News instead of looking down at the puppy. Chinooks are a rare breed of sled dog known for their intelligence and gentleness. In 1940 Perry Greene started a kennel in Waldoboro, and for a couple decades was the only breeder of Chinooks. In 2013 there were only 800 Chinooks registered worldwide. Kosti Ruohomaa took photos of Perry’s Chinook dogs. Kosti’s photos were published in Stag, and the July, 1949 edition of The American Legion Magazine, and also posthumously in Down East Magazine in January, 1963.
