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gjon mili's cat blackie
rabougri: chat de gouttiere
black cat auditions for tales of terror
los angeles cat show
spitalfields nippers
the krueger family
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cats in baskets and other containers
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W. Eugene Smith: Anna M. Moses aka Grandma Moses holding kitten, 1947. Source: LIFE Photo Archive, hosted by Google.

BALLIN’.
From the book Sam by Edward Quigley (photographs) and John Crawford (text), 1937. Via janwillemsen on Flickr.

From the book Sam by Edward Quigley (photographs) and John Crawford (text), 1937. Via janwillemsen on Flickr.

Will kittens, baskets, and yarn ever not go together?
Kitten sleeping in knitting yarn basket, 1950s. Source: Corbis.

Cat with Kitten in Crib by State Historical Society of North Dakota on Flickr. Photograph by Nancy Hendrickson.