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Curry's Man-O-War

According to published sources

Archival photograph attributed to Curry's Man-O-War in the 1936 Colby book, with the original printed caption.
Identity and provenance
Sire Colby's Bunch

Dam · No parent links in this view

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Breed
American Pit Bull Terrier
Born
Reported breeder
John P. Colby [1]
Historical owner
James Curry [1]
Historical conditioned weight (pit weight)
36 lb · ≈ 16 kg [1]
Historical context

Joseph L. Colby's 1936 book dates Man-O-War to 1914 and names Colby's Bunch and Colby's Monkey as parents. John P. Colby of Newburyport, Massachusetts, is identified as breeder, while James Curry of Lexington, Kentucky, is the historical owner. The printed 36 lb figure is explicitly a pit weight, not a documented everyday weight.

History & Bibliography

Relatives sharing a sire Clark's Tramp (Armitage's Kager) Colby's Liz Colby's Nancy (1912) Source-reported

Relatives →

Pedigree according to published sourcesKnown positions: 30 / 62 · distinct ancestor records: 25Counts describe this view, not evidence reliability. Conflicted and unknown positions remain unfilled.

Facts and sources

Historical reports are distinct from accepted registry data. Sources and review details

Identity and provenance

Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento, 1936), captioned Curry's Man-O-War 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

The original printed caption identifies Curry's Man-O-War. Its accompanying dated/parent context matches the existing PITVU subject reviewed from these same pages; it is not independent corroboration. Birth information is not the exposure date. All dog/body/frame and the name caption are retained. Full page SHA256 593b641ae2bd67f1770b8577a02a6f09fb3417352341491d6f997578ffc3a968; extraction {"left": 1470, "top": 1040, "width": 650, "height": 940}. Other portraits and unrelated surrounding text are excluded; no watermark or credit removed. Identity remains attributed to the historical publication.

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 .

CURRY’S MAN-O-WAR — Whelped in 1914

PITVU · 01M666WW5NBP8HWR0K343FY8H5

Pedigree according to published sources

According to published sources; possible discrepancies. Not accepted genealogy. Excluded from COI, Common Ancestors and Test Mating calculations.

Unresolved ancestry conflicts

Known positions: 30/62 · Distinct ancestors: 25

Coverage by generation
  1. Generation 1
    Known
    1/2
    Not documented
    1
  2. Generation 2
    Known
    2/4
    Not documented
    2
  3. Generation 3
    Known
    4/8
    Not documented
    4
  4. Generation 4
    Known
    8/16
    Not documented
    8
  5. Generation 5
    Known
    15/32
    Not documented
    16
    Conflict / cycle branch
    1

Counts apply only to this mode, selected branch and depth. Repeated ancestors occupy multiple positions; photographs and awards do not affect completeness.

Conflict counts include positions blocked by an unresolved or cyclic branch. No alternative is silently selected.

  • Subject · G0 Curry's Man-O-War01M666WW5NBP8HWR0K343FY8H5 Archival photograph attributed to Curry's Man-O-War in the 1936 Colby book, with the original printed caption. ≈

    Generations in this branch: 5
    Unresolved ancestry conflicts

    Known positions: 30/62 · Distinct ancestors: 25

    Conflict counts include positions blocked by an unresolved or cyclic branch. No alternative is silently selected.

    Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

    Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento, 1936), captioned Curry's Man-O-War 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

    The original printed caption identifies Curry's Man-O-War. Its accompanying dated/parent context matches the existing PITVU subject reviewed from these same pages; it is not independent corroboration. Birth information is not the exposure date. All dog/body/frame and the name caption are retained. Full page SHA256 593b641ae2bd67f1770b8577a02a6f09fb3417352341491d6f997578ffc3a968; extraction {"left": 1470, "top": 1040, "width": 650, "height": 940}. Other portraits and unrelated surrounding text are excluded; no watermark or credit removed. Identity remains attributed to the historical publication.

    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 .

    CURRY’S MAN-O-WAR — Whelped in 1914

    Born: 1914 · Source-reported
    • Sire · G1 Colby's Bunch01M57MZK7N7NPS3X516HNCPYKR Photograph attributed to Colby’s Bunch in the1936 family book, seated with the original printed caption. ≈

      Generations in this branch: 4
      Unresolved ancestry conflicts

      Known positions: 29/30 · Distinct ancestors: 24

      Conflict counts include positions blocked by an unresolved or cyclic branch. No alternative is silently selected.

      Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

      Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento,1936), captioned Bunch plate. Photographer not named. Complete source-page JPEG retained; PITVU extracts the whole photograph with its original caption, without AI, retouching or enlargement.

      Photograph source · Reuse basis

      The1936 book plate explicitly labels the seated dog Colby’s Bunch and gives June1909 as whelping month, Pincher as sire, Nell as dam and JohnP.Colby as breeder/owner. These match the existing Bunch profile, not the photographed modern dogs named Bunch. Exposure date and photographer remain unknown; whelping date is NOT the photograph date. Identification is attributed to the caption, not independently authenticated. Source-page JPEG SHA256739de50faa13cf30b852a65f659f7768a8d11dcf2a7b8e068e71750629fa38e9 retained; exact crop x285/y1048/625x980 preserves all dog/head/feet and the two-line printed caption. No watermark or credit removed.

      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 .

      COLBY’S BUNCH — Whelped June, 1909

      Born: 09 Jun 1909 · Source-reported Country of birth: United States Source-reported
      Source · 1
      • Sire · G2 Colby's Pincher01M57AH5A4VSHMG19X37KJJT5Q GR CH Archival portrait of Colby’s Pincher, standing with dark flank patches and a studded harness.

        Generations in this branch: 3
        Unresolved ancestry conflicts

        Known positions: 13/14 · Distinct ancestors: 13

        Conflict counts include positions blocked by an unresolved or cyclic branch. No alternative is silently selected.

        Archival photograph

        Colby’s Pincher · Photographer unknown · The Dog Fancier (editor: Eugene Glass), via Wikimedia Commons. Original frame retained; WebP delivery variants by PITVU.

        Photograph source · Reuse basis

        Wikimedia Commons identifies this portrait as Colby’s Pincher. FIAPBT public record 5650 displays the same standing portrait: head turned toward camera, three dark flank patches, pale legs and studded harness. The two reproductions support image-to-record matching; their common original and independence are not established. The existing PITVU identity is separately source-reported; the photo does not verify parentage. FIAPBT reference: https://www.fiapbtpedigree.com/imprimir_ficha.php?criterio=5650

        Reuse basis: Wikimedia Commons classifies this US historical photograph as PD-US-expired (publication before 1931), citing The Dog Fancier, edited by Eugene Glass. Photographer unknown; circa 1896 is a repository attribution, not an independently established exposure date. The exact original issue/page is not supplied. PITVU relies on this documented repository classification, not on permission from FIAPBT or the uploader. No contemporary copyright or conflicting attribution was identified in the inspected references.

        Famous American Pit Bull Terrier dog

        Born: 1896 · Source-reported Country of birth: United States Source-reported
        Source · 1
      • Dam · G2 Colby's Nell I01M59C4C29VCVVPDPGSE2DGNE7

        Generations in this branch: 3
        Complete through G3

        Known positions: 14/14 · Distinct ancestors: 11

        Country of birth: United States Source-reported
        Source · 1
        • Sire · G3 Colby's Tige01M59C4C2VSANBXZ8JV5KT5K7R Photograph attributed to Colby’s Tige in the 1936 book, standing in full view above the original printed name. ≈ ↻

          Generations in this branch: 2
          Complete through G2

          Known positions: 6/6 · Distinct ancestors: 6

          Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

          Captioned Tige plate from the 1936 book. The adjacent text reports birth in 1896, parents Paddy and Jennie, and about 15.9 kg as historical pit weight (35 lb), a separate category from usual weight. Exposure date and photographer are unknown; attribution follows the original caption.

          Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento, 1936), captioned Tige plate, PDF page 10. Photographer not named. Whole photograph and printed name retained by faithful native-PDF rendering/extraction; no AI, retouching or enlargement. Exact source PDF and original JP2 streams retained.

          Photograph source · Reuse basis

          The exact 1936book plate labels this standing dog COLBY’S TIGE. The adjacent printed caption says whelped 1896, sire Colby’s Paddy, dam Colby’s Jennie, and identifies John P. Colby, Newburyport. This matches existing PITVU public_id 01M59C4C2VSANBXZ8JV5KT5K7R/catalog_key colbys-tige, FIAPBT 12590 and the retained 5652 Bunch parent context; it is not another modern Tige. Identification is attributed to this original caption, not independently authenticated. Whelping 1896 is NOT the photograph’s exposure date, which is unknown. The first retained publication here is this 1936 book. Source PDF SHA256 4cd0efdcb3715b2ee2662bfcc1d75e852c33eed2d5d4be82ab11724049343aa7, PDF page object 27/StructParents 9/XObjects 245 and 247 retained. Native Chrome 153 render at 290% is slightly smaller than the 2380x3080 source scan; extracted x395/y1110/1040x1010 includes all dog/head/feet/tail and original caption. No credit or watermark removed. Two BookReader mirror connectiontimeouts caused no access bypass: exact previously downloaded PDF was reused.

          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 . This entry covers only the captioned Tige plate of that exact1936volume, not unrelated Colby photographs.

          COLBY’S TIGE — Whelped 1896; Sire, Colby’s Paddy; Dam, Colby’s Jennie; Pit Weight,35 Lbs. Bred and Owned by John P. Colby, Newburyport,Mass.

          Born: 1896 · Source-reported Source-reported
          Source · 1
        • Dam · G3 Colby's Rose (1910s)01M59C4C5JZAQP84KA7H345CPY

          Generations in this branch: 2
          Complete through G2

          Known positions: 6/6 · Distinct ancestors: 6

          Country of birth: United States Source-reported
          Source · 1
          • Sire · G4 Colby's Tige01M59C4C2VSANBXZ8JV5KT5K7R Photograph attributed to Colby’s Tige in the 1936 book, standing in full view above the original printed name. ≈ ↻

            Generations in this branch: 1
            Complete through G1

            Known positions: 2/2 · Distinct ancestors: 2

            Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

            Captioned Tige plate from the 1936 book. The adjacent text reports birth in 1896, parents Paddy and Jennie, and about 15.9 kg as historical pit weight (35 lb), a separate category from usual weight. Exposure date and photographer are unknown; attribution follows the original caption.

            Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento, 1936), captioned Tige plate, PDF page 10. Photographer not named. Whole photograph and printed name retained by faithful native-PDF rendering/extraction; no AI, retouching or enlargement. Exact source PDF and original JP2 streams retained.

            Photograph source · Reuse basis

            The exact 1936book plate labels this standing dog COLBY’S TIGE. The adjacent printed caption says whelped 1896, sire Colby’s Paddy, dam Colby’s Jennie, and identifies John P. Colby, Newburyport. This matches existing PITVU public_id 01M59C4C2VSANBXZ8JV5KT5K7R/catalog_key colbys-tige, FIAPBT 12590 and the retained 5652 Bunch parent context; it is not another modern Tige. Identification is attributed to this original caption, not independently authenticated. Whelping 1896 is NOT the photograph’s exposure date, which is unknown. The first retained publication here is this 1936 book. Source PDF SHA256 4cd0efdcb3715b2ee2662bfcc1d75e852c33eed2d5d4be82ab11724049343aa7, PDF page object 27/StructParents 9/XObjects 245 and 247 retained. Native Chrome 153 render at 290% is slightly smaller than the 2380x3080 source scan; extracted x395/y1110/1040x1010 includes all dog/head/feet/tail and original caption. No credit or watermark removed. Two BookReader mirror connectiontimeouts caused no access bypass: exact previously downloaded PDF was reused.

            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 . This entry covers only the captioned Tige plate of that exact1936volume, not unrelated Colby photographs.

            COLBY’S TIGE — Whelped 1896; Sire, Colby’s Paddy; Dam, Colby’s Jennie; Pit Weight,35 Lbs. Bred and Owned by John P. Colby, Newburyport,Mass.

            Born: 1896 · Source-reported Source-reported
            Source · 1
          • Dam · G4 Colby's Mag01M59C4C5Y8KFJKM6YG8T7J2BF

            Generations in this branch: 1
            Complete through G1

            Known positions: 2/2 · Distinct ancestors: 2

            Born: 10 Nov 1901 · Source-reported Source-reported
            Source · 1
    • Dam · G1 Not established
Accepted registry pedigree

TRACEABLE ANCESTRY

Pedigree explorer

Only independently reviewed, undisputed links appear. Unknown ancestry remains unknown.

Interactive pedigree Test Mating

COI requires reviewed public parentage. Unknown ancestors are not verified founders.

No ancestors recorded in this view

Known positions: 0/14 · Distinct ancestors: 0

Coverage by generation
  1. Generation 1
    Known
    0/2
    Not documented
    2
  2. Generation 2
    Known
    0/4
    Not documented
    4
  3. Generation 3
    Known
    0/8
    Not documented
    8

Counts apply only to this mode, selected branch and depth. Repeated ancestors occupy multiple positions; photographs and awards do not affect completeness.

Sire and dam branches · permanent IDs on every visible record
  • Subject · G0 Curry's Man-O-War01M666WW5NBP8HWR0K343FY8H5 Archival photograph attributed to Curry's Man-O-War in the 1936 Colby book, with the original printed caption. ≈

    Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

    Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento, 1936), captioned Curry's Man-O-War 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

    The original printed caption identifies Curry's Man-O-War. Its accompanying dated/parent context matches the existing PITVU subject reviewed from these same pages; it is not independent corroboration. Birth information is not the exposure date. All dog/body/frame and the name caption are retained. Full page SHA256 593b641ae2bd67f1770b8577a02a6f09fb3417352341491d6f997578ffc3a968; extraction {"left": 1470, "top": 1040, "width": 650, "height": 940}. Other portraits and unrelated surrounding text are excluded; no watermark or credit removed. Identity remains attributed to the historical publication.

    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 .

    CURRY’S MAN-O-WAR — Whelped in 1914

    Born: 1914 · Source-reported
    • Sire · G1 Not established
    • Dam · G1 Not established

Relatives

Showing up to 64 public matches; this is not an exhaustive family census.

Relatives sharing a sire 5

Historical dossiers

Research dossier

Editorial evidence is separate from accepted ancestry. Original records and prior revisions are retained.

Joseph L. Colby's 1936 book dates Man-O-War to 1914 and names Colby's Bunch and Colby's Monkey as parents. John P. Colby of Newburyport, Massachusetts, is identified as breeder, while James Curry of Lexington, Kentucky, is the historical owner. The printed 36 lb figure is explicitly a pit weight, not a documented everyday weight.

  1. Historical birth report

    Source-reported

    The 1936 caption reports 1914; no exact birthday is established.

    Source · colby1936-caption-28

  2. Reported parents

    Source-reported

    The caption names Colby's Bunch as sire and Colby's Monkey as dam. These are historical reports, not accepted genetic relationships.

    Source · colby1936-caption-28
Bibliography

Bibliography

  1. Curry's Man-O-War — caption in The American Pit Bull Terrier (1936)

    Joseph L. Colby · The News Publishing Co., Sacramento · Secondary history · Accessed

    Retained digitized1936 book OCR, scan leaf indices 28,29; SHA256 882a7df95ced76aba06aec902b48e5c1716a6e33fad822498c410b179d1bb9f7. One published account, not independent certification. Partial dates kept at original precision; pit weight in original lb, not usual weight. Owner locality is not birthplace. No image reuse, fighting narrative or accepted genealogy inferred.

Revision 3 · · Published
Sources and review details

Historical dog record

Reported evidence

Publication identifies a historical dog; it does not verify ancestry.

Historical notes

Editorial notes are retained in their original language.

Original intake note, recorded before photograph publication.

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

Reported aliases:

Public historical citations

Source-reported parents

Reported claims remain outside the accepted pedigree and COI until independently reviewed.

Registry claims and verification

REGISTRATION PROVENANCE

Claims & verification

PITVU entry is NOT formal ADBA/AKC certification.

No primary registration claims recorded.

Recorded aliases

No independently reviewed aliases recorded.

PARENTAGE EVIDENCE

Every claim has a source.

No independently reviewed parentage recorded.

Source references and original documents are private. Verification is a recorded human review, not a guarantee of biological ancestry.