J is for Jumping Dogs

I was having trouble finding photos to post for the letter J. But then I came across the Leslie Jones photo collection at the Boston Public Library. Leslie Jones worked as a photographer for the Boston Herald Traveler from 1917 to 1957. The Boston Public Library’s collection contains close to 40,000 of his photographs. A couple thousand of his photos can be viewed online including 267 photographs with the subject heading: Animals: Dogs & Cats.

Dog Jumping Hurdle 1937 Photographer: Leslie Jones Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.

Dog Leaps High 1938 Photographer: Leslie Jones Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection

Buddy the Bulldog Jumps Hurdle 1934 – 1956 (approximate) Photographer: Leslie Jones Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.

Leslie Jones and “Smut” Showing Some Tricks  New London, N.H. August 1927 Photographer: Leslie Jones Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.

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All photographs via Boston Public Library’s photostream on Flickr.  © Leslie Jones. Licensed under Creative Commons 2.0: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives.