I’m a pet person, so seeing a dog in one of Evelyn’s photos brought me insurmountable joy and curiosity. What was it called? Was it male or female? I take guesses, zooming in to look for a collar. None found.

Turns out the Pekingese breed was highly sought after in the 1920s. ‘Small Fortune in Dogs’ sparked the headline for the Toronto Daily Star’s reporting of an expensive-breed dog show.