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Snug. ☺️ From April's Kittens, written and illustrated by Clare Turlay Newberry. 1940. Source.

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From Jenny and the Cat Club, written and illustrated by Esther Averill. 1958.

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Look at this happy spoiled loaf. 🍞 Photo from my collection, no date/other info known.

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✨ From Jenny and the Cat Club, written and illustrated by Esther Averill. 1958.

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QUEEN SHIT. 👑 From Dunigan's Tortoise-shell Cat, or, The Life of Queen Tab and her Kitten, 1850. Source.

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Mom, no. Photo from my collection, no date or other info.

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Superb photobomb! From my collection, no date or other info known.

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Lavinia Dickinson (sister of Emily) with cat. Her smile is radiant! 💗 1896. Source.

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But I was hungry! From The Adventures of Nip and Tuck: Just Cats. By Elizabeth Francis and illustrated by Barbara Roe Hicklin, 1959.

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Photobomb! From my collection, no date or other info known.

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Boop! From The Wonderful World of Cats, illustrated by Leonard Shortall. 1961.

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From The Adventures of Nip and Tuck: Just Cats. By Elizabeth Francis and illustrated by Barbara Roe Hicklin, 1959.

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Dutch girl clutching her cat after they were evacuated from the North Sea Flood in 1953. They reached safety and were fine! Source.

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Happy 4/20! I don't personally partake but I've got no problem with others doing so. I hope you celebrate safely and joyfully! Source. Ca. 1915 (I researched the specific newspaper issue she's holding and it is Le Miroir from August 15, 1915).

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It's national Cat Lady Day, so I hope all you cat ladies have a wonderful day! Here's my favorite cat lady from my collection. She just looks so fed up with everyone and everything except the precious potato babby.

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Look at this glorious snow cloud. A superb vintage postcard that a wonderful bluesky follower mailed to me from Sweden!

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Marveling at the miracle of puff. Photo from my collection, no documented info.

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