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Colby's Gully

According to published sources

Archival photograph attributed to Colby's Gully in the 1936 Colby book, with the original printed caption.
Identity and provenance
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Breed
American Pit Bull Terrier
Born
Reported breeder
John P. Colby [1]
Historical owner
Joseph L. Colby [1]
Historical context

Joseph L. Colby’s 1936 book illustrates Colby's Gully and reports a birth date of 1932-04-08. It names John P. Colby as breeder and Joseph L. Colby as historical owner. These statements describe the historical publication, not current ownership.

History & Bibliography

Direct offspring Colby's Kager Source-reported

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Pedigree according to published sourcesKnown positions: 0 / 62 · distinct ancestor records: 0Counts 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 Colby's Gully 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

Original printed caption identifies Colby's Gully. Date and parent context belong to this same historical publication, not independent corroboration. No exposure date inferred. Full page SHA256 6272764a78ea085a8eb3d38d8ca676f12125d50092b3bc04c2126b64cf3be2e8; extraction {"left": 1450, "top": 1020, "width": 690, "height": 645}. Whole dog, photograph and name caption retained; unrelated text excluded, 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 GULLY

PITVU · 01M675DJMS6C73460TKMPEZNRH

Pedigree according to published sources

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

PDF / Print · Reported by sources

No ancestors recorded in this view

Known positions: 0/62 · 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
  4. Generation 4
    Known
    0/16
    Not documented
    16
  5. Generation 5
    Known
    0/32
    Not documented
    32

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

  • Subject · G0 Colby's Gully01M675DJMS6C73460TKMPEZNRH Archival photograph attributed to Colby's Gully in the 1936 Colby book, with the original printed caption. ≈

    Generations in this branch: 5
    No ancestors recorded in this view

    Known positions: 0/62 · Distinct ancestors: 0

    Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

    Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento, 1936), captioned Colby's Gully 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

    Original printed caption identifies Colby's Gully. Date and parent context belong to this same historical publication, not independent corroboration. No exposure date inferred. Full page SHA256 6272764a78ea085a8eb3d38d8ca676f12125d50092b3bc04c2126b64cf3be2e8; extraction {"left": 1450, "top": 1020, "width": 690, "height": 645}. Whole dog, photograph and name caption retained; unrelated text excluded, 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 GULLY

    Born: 08 Apr 1932 · Source-reported
    • Sire · G1 Not established
    • Dam · G1 Not established
Accepted registry pedigree

TRACEABLE ANCESTRY

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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 Colby's Gully01M675DJMS6C73460TKMPEZNRH Archival photograph attributed to Colby's Gully 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 Colby's Gully 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

    Original printed caption identifies Colby's Gully. Date and parent context belong to this same historical publication, not independent corroboration. No exposure date inferred. Full page SHA256 6272764a78ea085a8eb3d38d8ca676f12125d50092b3bc04c2126b64cf3be2e8; extraction {"left": 1450, "top": 1020, "width": 690, "height": 645}. Whole dog, photograph and name caption retained; unrelated text excluded, 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 GULLY

    Born: 08 Apr 1932 · Source-reported
    • Sire · G1 Not established
    • Dam · G1 Not established

Relatives

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

Direct offspring 1

Historical dossiers

Research dossier

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

Joseph L. Colby’s 1936 book illustrates Colby's Gully and reports a birth date of 1932-04-08. It names John P. Colby as breeder and Joseph L. Colby as historical owner. These statements describe the historical publication, not current ownership.

  1. Reported birth

    Source-reported

    1932-04-08

    Source · colby1936-caption-four-40

  2. Reported parents

    Source-reported

    The 1936 caption names Colby’s Billy as sire and Colby’s Belle as dam.

    Source · colby1936-caption-four-40
Bibliography

Bibliography

  1. Colby's Gully — original caption, The American Pit Bull Terrier (1936)

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

    Original caption visually inspected; full page SHA256 6272764a78ea085a8eb3d38d8ca676f12125d50092b3bc04c2126b64cf3be2e8. Single historical source, not independent certification. Birth precision retained; publication date is not exposure date. Parent names are reports, not accepted genetic edges. Breeder/owner are historical; no inferred sex, birthplace, awards or current ownership. Separate namesakes retained.

Revision 2 · · 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 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.

Reported aliases:

Public historical citations

Source-reported parents

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

  • No public historical parentage claims recorded.
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

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No independently reviewed parentage recorded.

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