Historical Pets

Adolf Eberle (German, 1843-1914) - Prince Regent's March

1960s Living Room.

They’ve had many lives and many ages: cats I’ve met in my time travels.

My collection of vintage hands is gripping.

Illustrated London News, England, September 17, 1955

Black Berry. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Internet Archive

This 1892 oil painting by Peder Severin Krøyer depicts his wife, Marie Krøyer, and their dog, Rap, on the beach in Skagen, Denmark, under a moonlit sky. The painting is one of several works by Krøyer that capture the unique light of the "blue hour" in Skagen.

They’ve had many lives and many ages: cats I’ve met in my time travels.

I can’t say for sure, but this photo from my collection appears to show a cat with its very own outdoor pillow. Ca. 1950s.

Charles Sprague Pearce - In the Garden (ca. 1880s)

Waiting politely. From a negative in my collection, no date/info.

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“Snowdrop, belonging to Prince Leopold, to whom it was sent, July 1856.”

Snack snatcher from my collection, 1963. The back reads “Fluffel, the well fed cat. In our trailer in Cozy Trailer Park, Edison, NJ (he is 6 mo. old).”