Edward steichen photographer carl sandburg hs poms

Dear Readers,,

Sandburg’s Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years brought financial reward enough for the family to move to the Michigan town of Harbert, directly across Lake Michigan from Chicago.

In their new home, Paula Sandburg took steps to accommodate their canine family members by installing linoleum on the floors so the dogs could run in and out freely. During a visit by her brother Edward Steichen–world-famous photographer and owner of Irish wolfhounds–Paula took the photo above of Helga, Uncle Ed, Bosco the dog, Carl, and Janet (their second daughter), “with tongues out panting and our paws…before us in the warm sand.”

The Sandburg’s dog tribe in Michigan waxed and waned in numbers.

Helga recalls that two young red Irish Setters called Dan and Cullie, “go up into his study on the third floor and lie about there. And when he comes down in the evenings, singing on the stairs, he is preceded by their wild delighted barking.” The dogs joined the family on th