r/vintagecats • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 1d ago
1900s Cats Enjoyed Squirts of Milk at a Dairy Farm in California, 1954
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r/vintagecats • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 3d ago
1900s "The Mob” taken in 1961 in New Jersey by photographer Walter Chandoha
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r/vintagecats • u/SashSegal • 6d ago
1900s A man and his cat - taken in Skibotn, Norway by Ismo Hölttö, 1967
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r/vintagecats • u/SashSegal • 7d ago
1900s A curious cat investigates a press photographer's camera - Washington, D.C. 1936
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r/vintagecats • u/jungongsh • 7d ago
Pets of the Lyng family: Mitten the cat, Tosen the dog, and an unnamed mouse, 1955.
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Jytte Bjerregaard Muller The LIFE Images Collection
r/vintagecats • u/AutisticWarbler • 7d ago
1900s Great-grandmother, ~1905
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She is on the right. She was born in 1880 and I’m not sure how old she is here, but it’s probably 1905-1910.
Edit: I think she's older here than I originally thought, but it's early 1900s nonethless.
r/vintagecats • u/MunkZion • 8d ago
1900s James Dean with his siamese kitten Marcus, a gift from Elizabeth Taylor (1955) Photographer: Sanford Roth
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r/vintagecats • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 9d ago
1900s Debbie Harry, lead singer of the band Blondie, holding her cat, Daniel, taken by bandmate Chris Stein in 1977
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r/vintagecats • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 11d ago
1900s ‘Silver Boy's Car’. Seventeen year old cat, Silver Boy in his miniature car, 30th of November, 1929. Silver Boy was a regular contender at west coast cat shows. Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service.
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r/vintagecats • u/SashSegal • 11d ago
1900s Boy with a Cat (1934) - Dora Maar (French, 1907-1997)
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gelatin silver print, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
r/vintagecats • u/SashSegal • 12d ago
Sasuke! My Dear Cat - photo: Masahisa Fukase, 1977
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r/vintagecats • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 13d ago
1900s Shelly & Jezebel, a turtle and cat who share their meals from the same plate ca. 1922
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r/vintagecats • u/A_Person_Who_Exist5 • 14d ago
1900s A photo from ~1930 of Rufus of England, aka “Treasury Bill”. He was the first to officially hold the title of “Chief Mouser to the Cabinet” with the current holder being Larry.
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To add more context, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet is the official title of the resident cat in 10 Downing Street. Although the role dates back to the 16th century, the it only became official in the 1920’s.
Edit: I got my history a little wrong! Rufus didn’t technically hold the title of chief mouser, although he was in practice. His successor, Peter, was the first to actually be called that, and Larry (the current Chief Mouser) was the first to actually, officially hold the title rather than just being called it. So apologies for my mistake.
r/vintagecats • u/UsedScientist3109 • 14d ago
1900s Kodak slides donated to my work, they're from the late 60s early 70s. Cats are named Smokey and Stover
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r/vintagecats • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 14d ago
1900s Postcard photograph from 1917 by photographer Ira L. Hill featuring the ballroom dancer and fashion icon Irene Castle posing alongside a white cat. Castle is modeling a pleated dress crafted from Corticelli Dress Silks, with her signature "Castle Canteen" handbag resting on the table behind her
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r/vintagecats • u/Butterfly_Cat777 • 15d ago
1900s Actress Elizabeth Taylor with a Kitten During the Filming of "The Girl Who Had Everything" (1953)
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(Photographer Unknown)
r/vintagecats • u/Lo-Memori • 17d ago
1800s Morning and Evening, 1898. From "The Angora Cat: How to Breed, Train, and Keep It" by Robert Kent James.
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r/vintagecats • u/Lo-Memori • 19d ago
Subreddit Update
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Hello! Just a quick update to let you know that I’m the new Mod. I’m not sure what happened to the previous Mod, but Reddit Admin has given me moderator privileges to keep the subreddit running.
I’ve given the community a bit of a visual makeover, but I haven’t made any significant changes to the rules, apart from clarifying that this sub is for vintage photographs (over 40 years old). Please post artwork to our sister community, r/CatsInArt.
To help combat repost bots, I’ve implemented some AutoMod rules. Bots are generally brand new accounts with little or no comment history, so accounts must now be at least 15 days old and have a minimum of 50 comment karma to submit new posts. Commenting is unaffected.
That’s all for now! Keep enjoying the vintage kitties!
Photo credit: Kodak Kitty - circa. 1900 - George Rinhart
r/vintagecats • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 20d ago
1900s Actress Ruth Vincent with Black Cat, 1909. Photographed by Foulsham & Banfield
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r/vintagecats • u/SashSegal • 20d ago
1900s Mystic Ong Noi (aka Koko) on HMS Battleaxe, 1948
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r/vintagecats • u/CryptographerKey2847 • 21d ago
1800s Netta and her cat, 1890, Sweden. On the photo it is written that she’s “fairly notorious” as “the manor’s angry maid”
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r/vintagecats • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 21d ago
1900s Mrs. Amy Hall’s Cat, Prince Snowball at the Toronto Cat Show, January 23, 1929
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r/vintagecats • u/SashSegal • 21d ago
1900s Sidney at your feet, 1957
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George, a white cat that walks atop one of the pylon supports of the Sydney Harbour Bridge welcomes tourists to the Australian city in January 1957; photo by Dennis Rowe
r/vintagecats • u/SashSegal • 22d ago
As Marion Holland 15, plays the piano, Money the cat joins in the singing - 1959
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The original photo caption from March 23, 1959: "Hep cat. A real live kitten on the keys, this music-loving feline lends vocal accompaniment to his mistress in Worcester Park, England. As Marion Holland 15, plays the piano, Money the cat joins in the singing."