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Historical dog references with public citations. Catalog associations and reported claims are not verified genealogy.

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Colby's Mag

Female · 1901 · Source-reported

Parents · G1 · Known 2/2 Reported

Sire Reported
Jack White's Teddy
Dam Reported
Colby's Pansy
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Colby's Mag

Sire · Reported
Jack White's Teddy
Dam · Reported
Colby's Pansy

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Reported coat: White with brindle patches

Reported breeder: J.P. Colby

Source-reported identity from exact FIAPBT5652 pedigree table and linked individual record 12612. Distinct from Colby's Maggie (1958); linked record and parents are different. Original individual page SHA-256 afec2ffcd137effc7080793cbf10494a9a072b8203f9a6428dfe38697f404ad5. Sex is reported by the individual catalog page, never independently verified. No unestablished date, country, current owner or accepted-genealogy claim.

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Colby's Maggie

Female · Source-reported

Parents · G1 · Known 2/2 Reported

Sire Reported
Colby's Snub
Dam Reported
Colby's Jule
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Colby's Maggie

Sire · Reported
Colby's Snub
Dam · Reported
Colby's Jule

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Reported coat: Brindle

Reported breeder: J. P. Colby

Exact source-linked parent reference; no inferred sex, dates, accepted edges, or image licence.

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Colby's Maggie (1958)

Female · Source-reported · 1958 · Source-reported

Country of birth: United States Source-reported

Parents · G1 · Known 2/2 Reported

Sire Reported
Colby's Old Yellar
Dam Reported
Freeman's Susie
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Colby's Maggie (1958)

Sire · Reported
Colby's Old Yellar
Dam · Reported
Freeman's Susie

Historical reference

Reported breeder: Louis B. Colby

Historical owner: Louis B. Colby

Source-reported identity from exact FIAPBT4 pedigree positions, linked record 79668. Published external ID and explicit parent context retained; no name-only merge, unsupported dates, country, current ownership or accepted-genealogy claim.

Archival photograph attributed to Colby's Major in the 1936 Colby book, with the original printed caption.

Colby's Major

1896 · Source-reported

Attributed photograph · identity unconfirmed

Parents · G1 · Known 2/2 Reported

Sire Reported
Jack White's Teddy
Dam Reported
Colby's Pansy
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Colby's Major

Sire · Reported
Jack White's Teddy
Dam · Reported
Colby's Pansy

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Reported breeder: John P. Colby

Historical owner: John P. Colby

Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento, 1936), captioned Colby's Major plate. Photographer unnamed. Complete source page retained; PITVU extracts the whole photograph with its original name caption, without retouching, AI or enlargement.

Photograph source · Reuse basis

HathiTrust’s official Bibliographic API identifies this exact JosephL.Colby/NewsPublishing/Sacramento1936 edition, OCLC30118538/LCCN36021588/record006560399/UCvolumeuc1.$b28129, as rightsCode=pd. Its MARC974 has r=pd and q=ren. Raw API SHA25604af467d60ee78fc720d89827cae4d289bcc2d152689a770f1b00511f9b2221d retained. The California Digital Library HathiTrust Rights Status Assignment Process,12April2010, defines pd as public domain and ren as copyright-renewal research; pp.3–5 explain pd/ren follows review for non-renewal. PITVU relies on this institutional determination, not mere FullView, a1936copyright notice, Reddit or an IA uploader licence. IA scan title/imprint/copyright page match this edition; only the original captioned photograph is extracted, not modern cover/artwork. Primary definitions: https://cdlib.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/HathiTrust_Rights_Assignment.pdf .

Exact named1936 caption, retained source-specific date/weight/owner/breeder. No accepted parent edges, photographs, inferred sex or birth locality.

Archival photograph attributed to Colby's Malachy in the 1936 Colby book, with the original printed caption.

Colby's Malachy

1904 · Source-reported

Attributed photograph · identity unconfirmed

Parents · G1 · Known 1/2 Reported

Sire Reported
Colby's Pincher
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Colby's Malachy

Sire · Reported
Colby's Pincher

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Reported breeder: John P. Colby

Historical owner: John P. Colby

Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento, 1936), captioned Colby's Malachy plate. Photographer unnamed. Complete source page retained; PITVU extracts the whole photograph and original name caption without retouching, AI or enlargement.

Photograph source · Reuse basis

HathiTrust’s official Bibliographic API identifies this exact JosephL.Colby/NewsPublishing/Sacramento1936 edition, OCLC30118538/LCCN36021588/record006560399/UCvolumeuc1.$b28129, as rightsCode=pd. Its MARC974 has r=pd and q=ren. Raw API SHA25604af467d60ee78fc720d89827cae4d289bcc2d152689a770f1b00511f9b2221d retained. The California Digital Library HathiTrust Rights Status Assignment Process,12April2010, defines pd as public domain and ren as copyright-renewal research; pp.3–5 explain pd/ren follows review for non-renewal. PITVU relies on this institutional determination, not mere FullView, a1936copyright notice, Reddit or an IA uploader licence. IA scan title/imprint/copyright page match this edition; only the original captioned photograph is extracted, not modern cover/artwork. Primary definitions: https://cdlib.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/HathiTrust_Rights_Assignment.pdf .

Exact captioned identity; source-reported date/breeder/historical owner/parent names. No accepted genealogy or inferred sex. Photographs prepared separately with exact edition rights and original captions.

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Colby's Margie

Female · Source-reported · 1947 · Source-reported

Country of birth: United States Source-reported

Parents · G1 · Known 2/2 Reported

Sire Reported
Colby's Rifle
Dam Reported
Colby's Gypsy
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Colby's Margie

Sire · Reported
Colby's Rifle
Dam · Reported
Colby's Gypsy

Historical reference

Reported coat: Brindle

Reported breeder: Louis B. Colby

Source-reported identity from exact FIAPBT4 pedigree positions, linked record 452. Published external ID and explicit parent context retained; no name-only merge, unsupported dates, country, current ownership or accepted-genealogy claim.

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Colby's Merle (Vose's)

Female · Source-reported · 1941 · Source-reported

Parents · G1 · Known 2/2 Reported

Sire Reported
Cammett's Flash
Dam Reported
Colby's Buffy
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Colby's Merle (Vose's)

Sire · Reported
Cammett's Flash
Dam · Reported
Colby's Buffy

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Reported coat: TAN & WHITE

Reported breeder: Louis B. Colby

Exact source-linked parent reference; no inferred sex, dates, accepted edges, or image licence.

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Colby's Morgan

Male · Source-reported · 1959 · Source-reported

Country of birth: United States Source-reported

Parents · G1 · Known 2/2 Reported

Sire Reported
Colby's Dime
Dam Reported
Colby's Tibbie
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Colby's Morgan

Sire · Reported
Colby's Dime
Dam · Reported
Colby's Tibbie

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Reported coat: Brindle

Reported breeder: Louis B. Colby

Source-reported identity from exact FIAPBT4 pedigree positions, linked record 1224. Published external ID and explicit parent context retained; no name-only merge, unsupported dates, country, current ownership or accepted-genealogy claim.

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Colby's Nancy (1912)

Female · Source-reported

Parents · G1 · Known 2/2 Reported

Sire Reported
Colby's Bunch
Dam Reported
Colby's Monkey
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Colby's Nancy (1912)

Sire · Reported
Colby's Bunch
Dam · Reported
Colby's Monkey

Historical reference

Reported breeder: J. P. Colby

Historical owner: J. P. Colby

Exact source-linked parent reference; no inferred sex, dates, accepted edges, or image licence.

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Colby's Nell I

Female

Country of birth: United States Source-reported

Parents · G1 · Known 2/2 Reported

Sire Reported
Colby's Tige
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Colby's Nell I

Sire · Reported
Colby's Tige
Dam · Reported
Colby's Rose (1910s)

Historical reference

Reported coat: Brindle

Reported breeder: J.P. Colby

Source-reported identity from exact FIAPBT5652 pedigree table and linked individual record 15426. Distinct from White's Nell and J. Sullivan's Nell; original source caption spells NELL I. Original individual page SHA-256 447d2d477c0e95bfa90e6b01c1fa55e2807a5f29b823c33c6f4a0e84e0726631. Sex is reported by the individual catalog page, never independently verified. No unestablished date, country, current owner or accepted-genealogy claim.