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Richard Howard + monocle + pug.

Richard Howard + monocle + pug.

Mary Oliver, it’s your birthday.

Mary Oliver, it’s your birthday.

Gertrude Stein’s & Alice B. Toklas’s poodle, Basket. Photograph by Man Ray.

Gertrude Stein’s & Alice B. Toklas’s poodle, Basket. Photograph by Man Ray.

“Little Children Riding Dogs” by Mark Leidner

Little Children Riding Dogs” by Mark Leidner

Gertrude Stein and Basket. Photos by Carl Van Vechten.

Gertrude Stein and Basket. Photos by Carl Van Vechten.