Historic Pit Bill Photos Photos

Thought I'd do another thread with old photos.
1. These will be dogs from 1800s-1940, I will probably do another of later dogs.
2. I have thousands of photos so if anyone knows of a program to organize them on PC that's be helpful. Something better then various folders.
3. I'd love to see old photos of other breeds if anyone had any to share. I love dog history all the way around.


Colby's Major 1xw 1896 36lbs white/brindle
(Brother to Colby's Pinscher 24xw)


Colby's Pinscher 24xw 1896 56lbs white/brindle

Major's dam

CH Colby's Pansy


CH Colby's Paddy brother to Pansy


Colby's Bunch 1909 44lbs white/brindle son of Pinscher


Colby's Jerry brindle/white son of Bunch


GR CH Armitage's Kager 1914 48lbs son of bunch


Webster's Joker 2xw 1914 White/Brindle 43lbs son of bunch


Curry's Man-O-War 2xw 1914 black & tan tri colored son of bunch


Colby's Mack another black & tan tri grandson of Pinscher & Bunch





Semmes Tanner 31lbs


Semmes Wolf 44lbs


Burke's Tanner 5xw 28-30lbs


Corvino's Jerry


CH Centipede 1933 Red brindle red nose 54lbs


Wallace's Searcy Jeff Brindle 39lbs his sire is half brother to Centipede


Armitage's Lena 1xw 27lbs she was a grand daughter of Kager & great grand daughter of Joker


BROTHERS - great nephews of Lena

Corvino's Gimp


Corvino's Shorty

Perhaps Kager was a great,great great great long lost relative of Callie?

Didn't Pincher live to some crazy old age?
Do you have any rare pictures of Dibo-onward dogs?

And what did Twister do to get excluded?

@Azz I don't know that I can pick a favorite lol. But I do like his expression / head tilt. Always wonder what drew his attention as such.

@lovemybull most likely yes but very many "greats" back there as I'd day closest in my dogs is probably around 17th generation. But he is seen multiple times behind Dibo (who MrBulldog mentioned) who's in a great many dogs pedigrees having a huge impact on the breed.
One of my favorites overall is probably Centipede. He being closet in the 16 generation so still very far back there. Like him though!

@Mr.Bulldog Not sure how long he lived? As for Twister I could only put so many Colby dogs or I wouldn't have room for any others.
Not sure about rare but I plan to post a 2nd part with Dibo Era and more recent dogs.

I hoped you'd know exactly, all I know was it was some methuselah-like age. He went blind at some point but spent many years cheerfully following John Colby around the yard.
I shall look forward to part 2 then, are you going for the fascinating official story of Dibo or the equally fascinating one where Earl Tudor picked up some random stray off the street and hung papers?

I don't recall perhaps it would be in my pedigree program if I could ever get my old laptop back up. Had so much info & pics there.

As of right now just photos. Though there are some interesting stories behind some of these dogs. While papers might be in question I will be going by "official" for the pic threads. I heard he would register 2 litters as a single litter as well. So I imagine the mess in all that.
I've also heard some various stories on Red Boy too. It's hard to sort out the truth.

I might add some more to this thread to. As you mentioned Twister there was him & Dinah, Jeff several others I cut to create the thread.

Here are some more


Burke's Spring 9xw 31# 1884


Colby's Tige 2xw 35# 1896 brindle & white


Feeley's Jim lost to Farmer's Turk in 1891 at 4:58


Delihant's Peggy grand daughter of Feeley's Jim


Colby's Thistle daughter of Peggy


Champion Colby's Twister 54# 1903 brindle & white
son of Pinscher & grand son of Tige


Tiger Jim brindle 1905


Champion Dan


Swineford's Battle a son of Delihant's Paddy


Champion Frisco Sport 50# 1911 he was half (English) Bull Terrier


Belle Red 1913 40#


Bessie 22# her grand sire was Duffy's Jack
She's also three times bred on infamous "The Gas House Dog"
I think three times Harrington's Dickinson too who was a tiny 19# dog but considered very good one in his day


Tess 50# she was from Henry breeding & the last batch bred to CH Frisco Sport before his death in 1917


Jack Of Hearts 58# brindle imported from England


Armitage's Bob 38# defeated Curry's Man Of War in 1928 in 3:50
George Armitage briefly left him in care of another after that match and believe him poisoned. He was not only a great pit dig but house dog who was said to be very intelligent & also humanlike. Though he was originally picked up from running the streets.


Grand Champion Bucky McCoy 67# 1935