previous cats and cats from the past Tweet about | archive categories:cats with ladiescats with gentlemencats with childrencats with people you might have heard ofcats in the militarycats at seababy catsbig catsblack catssiamese catscartoons, art, and illustrationcats on matchboxescats wearing bowspossibly not okay and/or sadhow not to hold a catfind the cata kitten in a mazea cat falling in slow motiona swimming catmy pet lionthe adventures of samgjon mili’s cat blackiemonkey the cat and his hatsrabougri: chat de gouttiereblack cat auditions for tales of terrorlos angeles cat showspitalfields nippersthe krueger familythe trimpey familycats in baskets and other containerscats in motioncats in labscats in wisconsincats in people clothes and/or doing people thingscats and dairycats and corncats and yarncats and non-catsuhhh wutpersonal favorites see my alsos:slight perceptual problemthe morthouseold and welsh var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10419514-9']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Source: LIFE Photo Archive.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span>Two young girls from inner city of Chicago playing with kittens and talking to a farmer during their stay on a farm that is part of the “Adventures in Brotherhood” experiment being conducted by a Presbyterian church.</span></p> </blockquote>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/50736511505http://oldtimeycats.com/post/50736511505Sat, 18 May 2013 11:13:00 -0500kittenschildrenwomenvintageanimalscutehistory1940sfarmlifelife magazinewallace kirkland<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/319763d3002b87f83c65b9e1592191d3/tumblr_mmqnxwnwYs1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>“The little girl with the cat in her lap turned out to be mom.” </span></p> <p><span>Philadelphia, early 1930s.</span></p> <p>Out of the cascade of vintage mom pictures in my Facebook feed yesterday, the best had to be this one, from my friend Sue. She’s a poet and has two excellent Tumblrs. Check out <a href="http://maggieamagazine.tumblr.com/" title="Maggie: A Magazine" target="_blank">Maggie: A Magazine</a> (poetry and dogs) and <a href="http://susanlanders.tumblr.com/" title="Franklinstein" target="_blank">Franklinstein</a> (mashing up Gertrude Stein, Ben Franklin, and the history of Germantown, Philadelphia).</p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/50340021651http://oldtimeycats.com/post/50340021651Mon, 13 May 2013 08:25:08 -0500susan landerschildrencatsvintagehistory1930sblack catscutegertrude steinfranklinsteinben franklingermantownphiladelphia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f415a1729d7bb8c28e1b1f3138a1326a/tumblr_mkw8csj3NZ1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/purpi_purper/8275514662/" title="no smoking" target="_blank">no smoking</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/purpi_purper/" target="_blank">the ghost of me</a> on Flickr.</p> <blockquote> <p>postcard, by Louise Voce, 1982.</p> </blockquote>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/49256462780http://oldtimeycats.com/post/49256462780Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:21:49 -0500ghost of meillustrationcartooncatssmokingPipeanimalsvintagelouise voce1980scute<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e9672977a2b770bad88bba835f5834b4/tumblr_mkw8yzCHWa1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>From the book </span><em>Siamese Cats</em><span> by Louise Van der Meid, 1960. Photographs by the author. Source: </span><a href="http://openlibrary.org/books/OL7025240M/Siamese_cats." title="Siamese Cats Open Library" target="_blank">Open Library</a><span>.</span></p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/48849359634http://oldtimeycats.com/post/48849359634Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:35:13 -0500siamesewomenVintageAnimalscutelouise van der meidcatsLOL1960sloneliness<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5857057273940d9dee26d1a85f1d17ed/tumblr_mlm621ybAh1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span><a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Compton/id/540" title="Studio Portrait of Five Kittens on a Pedestal" target="_blank">Studio portrait of five kittens on a pedestal, probably taken in Compton’s Photo Studio in Brigham City, Utah</a>. Between 1895 and 1925. Source: </span><span>Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, via Mountain West Digital Library.</span></p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/48534983413http://oldtimeycats.com/post/48534983413Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:42:11 -0500kittensbowblack catscuteAnimalscatsutahHistoryVintagebrigham city utahcompton studioutah state universitymountain west digital libraryBlack and White<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fedbc52fbc780f0d885419ad0ee63316/tumblr_mkw5ccGKzp1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Harold W. Scheffler: Photograph of Anne Scheffler with cats at <span>Hopongo (New Paradise), Rendova</span><span>, October 1967. Source: <a href="http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/20775/bb9557381t/?query=cats&brand=calisphere" target="_blank">UC San Diego, Mandeville Special Collections Library, via Calisphere</a>.</span></p> <p><span>P.S.: <a href="http://oldtimeycats.com/tagged/visible_cat_lips" title="visible cat lips" target="_blank">VCL</a>.</span></p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/47946107718http://oldtimeycats.com/post/47946107718Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:00:53 -0500catskittensharold schefflercalispherevisible cat lipsvintage1960sfashioncuteAnimalsmandevillewomen<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/86dafdaa8ab373799d9beb28dc8f5e3c/tumblr_mkw8b0CDOF1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/purpi_purper/5526674668/" title="La limousine" target="_blank">La limousine</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/purpi_purper/" target="_blank">the ghost of me</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>Undated postcard.</p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/47775542261http://oldtimeycats.com/post/47775542261Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:01:05 -0500Vintageinside thingsghost of mecatsAnimalstransportationsidecarBlack and Whitelike a boss<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d79a7808dc3d7553461339b376b240e7/tumblr_mkw7o2xAYr1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Can someone find me an extant copy of this poster? Thanks.</p> <p>Woman at media shelf, <span>California State University, Hayward. Source: <a href="http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/c8r49pgp/" title="i just need some hug therapy" target="_blank">California State University, East Bay University Archives</a></span><a href="http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/c8r49pgp/" title="i just need some hug therapy" target="_blank">, via Calisphere</a>.</p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/47614823734http://oldtimeycats.com/post/47614823734Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0500csu east baycalispherewomenposterskittenshuman situationshug therapycatscat posters1980sVintageTechlibrarylibrariesfloppy disk<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1916a9680a82a763c5c5c25ab8c0c32e/tumblr_mkw6xtVWGJ1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flu epidemic, Dublin, California. Source: <a href="http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt309nd94c" title="Flu pandemic: Cat mask" target="_blank">Collection of the Dublin Heritage Museum, via Calisphere</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p class="p1">By 1919, the influenza pandemic killed between 20 and 40 million people. So great was the fear of contracting this deadly virus that people as far away as Dublin took whatever precautions they could to protect themselves.</p> </blockquote>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/47452399006http://oldtimeycats.com/post/47452399006Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:30:12 -0500favesHistoryVintageWTFLOLcutefluinfluenzadiseasehuman situationsAnimals1910s1918 fluSciencefind the catcalispheredublin heritage museumdublin california<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b44a3e0cdf34edb83684edecaafefa38/tumblr_mkw5rrZSPn1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="p1"><span>My dream man? My dream office? Both.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span><a href="http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/c84x574n/?query=cats&brand=calisphere" target="_blank">Guy Bogart in 1955, sitting and working at his desk at 545 Euclid Ave</a>. Source: </span><span>Beaumont (California) <span>Library</span> District</span><span>, via Calisphere.</span></p> <blockquote> <p class="p1"><span>Guy Bogart is seen here hard at work at his desk. By the many pictures and figurines of cats on and around his desk, it is evident that Bogart is quite the admirer of cats. In 1924 Guy Bogart was elected to the Beaumont City Council, and belonged to virtually every other organization in the town of Beaumont. Bogart also served as the Mayor of Beaumont and the President of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce.</span></p> </blockquote> <p class="p1"><span>More about Guy <a href="http://www.sgphs.org/story2.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p></p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/47370305848http://oldtimeycats.com/post/47370305848Sun, 07 Apr 2013 10:31:00 -0500favesmenguy bogartVintagecatscute1950scalispherecaliforniabeaumontPortraitBlack and WhiteInteriorsHistorybeaumont californiakittens<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iTl0o9uL4es?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“Mickey the Fire Cat.”</p> <p>Via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlindOskar?group_id=0" target="_blank">Oskar the Blind Cat</a> on Facebook.</p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46673048236http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46673048236Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:50:32 -0500wtfLOLVintagefireAnimalscatsfirefightersHistory<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2b91ff5c6f5c0cf9edb6e06f4e0243aa/tumblr_mjrfmjL8RI1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From the book <em>Siamese Cats</em> by Louise Van der Meid, 1960. Photographs by the author. Source: <a href="http://openlibrary.org/books/OL7025240M/Siamese_cats." title="Siamese Cats Open Library" target="_blank">Open Library</a>.</p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46667163912http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46667163912Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:00:32 -0500derpVintagecatssiameselouise van der weidopen library1960sAnimalscute<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb3ce87c9b4af7346e59ef921e078cff/tumblr_mj94kstB7x1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8725928@N02/8294618214/" target="_blank">Postcard, 1962</a>. Source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8725928@N02/" target="_blank">janwillemsen</a> on Flickr.</p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46502449668http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46502449668Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:00:23 -0500kittenscatsAnimalscuteinside thingsjanwillemsen1960sVintage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/03ef9c3e501ca2375b438908653f4beb/tumblr_mjrfn3xd001qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From the book <em>Siamese Cats</em> by Louise Van der Meid, 1960. Photographs by the author. Source: <a href="http://openlibrary.org/books/OL7025240M/Siamese_cats." title="Siamese Cats Open Library" target="_blank">Open Library</a>.</p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46333459200http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46333459200Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:00:32 -0500Vintage1960slouise van der weidopen librarycatsAnimalsLOLwomen<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/655abb66fb98e6ffac92ba0850d4564f/tumblr_mk46jvtoAx1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Red Kerce: <a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/45111" title="kitten and toad 1953" target="_blank">“Mittens” and Southern toad watching each other</a>, October 23, </span><span>1953. Source: </span><span>State Archives of Florida, via </span><a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/45111" target="_blank">Florida Memory</a><em>.</em><span><br/></span></p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46245339578http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46245339578Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:01:08 -0500kittensinterspeciestoadcatsAnimalsVintage1950sflorida memorystate archives of floridared kerce<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/812f4d7e5808c6c137d049dbbbc1f0fc/tumblr_mjrfnlLmR41qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From the book <em>Siamese Cats</em> by Louise Van der Meid, 1960. Photographs by the author. Source: <a href="http://openlibrary.org/books/OL7025240M/Siamese_cats." title="Siamese Cats Open Library" target="_blank">Open Library</a>.</p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46155746160http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46155746160Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:00:40 -0500VintagereadingcatsmencutesiamesenewspaperLOL1960s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/08d064cee4b657040d9ae309be4e3027/tumblr_mj94pbjEez1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8725928@N02/7937574768/" title="pc meisje , poes kleurboek, j 60-70" target="_blank">pc meisje , poes kleurboek, j 60-70</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8725928@N02/" target="_blank">janwillemsen</a> on Flickr.</p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46067711344http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46067711344Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:00:35 -0500VintagechildrenkittenspostcardscatsAnimalscutepigtailskitschredjanwillemsenpaintingart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d6fc3f6e648ee2c1f9b3088f81cdebd5/tumblr_mk46dyTat61qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Richard Parks: <a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/46752" target="_blank">Portrait of Susan Parks with her daughter Leslie and cats</a>. Tallahassee, Florida, ca. 1974. Source: </span><span>State Archives of Florida, via </span><a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/46752" target="_blank">Florida Memory<em>.</em></a><span><br/></span></p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46067513745http://oldtimeycats.com/post/46067513745Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:56:11 -0500catschildrenwomenPortraitBlack and Whiteflorida1970sFashionVintageflorida memoryrichard parksstate archives of florida<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/56972875d45f06f7f6a5a4005678e21d/tumblr_mjrfgst1Sj1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From the book <em>Siamese Cats</em> by Louise Van der Meid, 1960. Photographs by the author. Source: <a href="http://openlibrary.org/books/OL7025240M/Siamese_cats." title="Siamese Cats Open Library" target="_blank">Open Library</a>.</p>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/45908250209http://oldtimeycats.com/post/45908250209Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:00:59 -0500siamesecatsdogsAnimalscuteVintage1960sinterspeciesinside thingsbasketlouise van der meidopen libraryLOL<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4866484b62a46f2d7d5d61be35fd4800/tumblr_mjre9viz0l1qiahqzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3530025?image_id=1080161" target="_blank">Photograph of an unidentified woman, in bed, with one cat</a>. Undated. Source: <a href="http://drs.library.yale.edu:8083/HLTransformer/HLTransServlet?stylename=yul.ead2002.xhtml.xsl&pid=beinecke:stepun&clear-stylesheet-cache=yes" target="_blank">Fedor Stepun Papers</a>, <span>General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University</span>.</p> <blockquote> <p>With envelope labelled: Amalia.</p> </blockquote>http://oldtimeycats.com/post/45750337448http://oldtimeycats.com/post/45750337448Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:01:00 -0500BeineckewomensiamesecatsVintageAnimalsPortraitBlack and Whitefedor stepunyalephotographyHistory