Cats of Yore
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<p>Hi! I'm Molly. I have two amazing FIV+ cats! I also run the Cats of Yore bluesky, instagram, and Tumblr accounts. Header by W. Eugene Smith. Profile pic is a postcard from 1908.</p>
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Beauty. From a negative in my collection, no date/info.
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The chances that you will be ambushed by a strange cat who has been living beneath your carpeting are low but never zero. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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Having the fellas over for a kitty appreciation party. Photo from my collection, 1953.
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Wherever one of our cats has paused before a jump we say they’re doing the “kitty math” - calculating the force, distance, trajectory, etc. This cat looks like it’s doing the kitty math to grab that dish. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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She glows. 🤍✨
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From a multiple-exposure glass plate negative in my collection. No date/info.
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The dynamics here are hilarious. Image from a glass negative in my collection, no date/info.
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Diva. 💅 Postcard from my collection, mailed 1916.
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Lil meowboy. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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Brat of yore caught on film.
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It was nice of him to hold the cat’s cigarette. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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Snow puff! Photo from my collection, 1960.
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Taking the baby for a stroll. From a glass negative in my collection, no date/info.
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Look at this handsome cocoa salesman! Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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Impeccable form. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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Beautiful friend from my collection. No date/info.
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“Sauve qui peut”. This is a French phrase that translates literally to something like "save yourself who's able/can" and roughly equates to “run for your life!” or “every man for himself!”, indicating a chaotic or dangerous situation/stampede. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.
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Mother, I have business elsewhere. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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Behold! A summer beauty. Photo from my collection no date/info.
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Mother, why. Photo from my collection, no documented date/info.
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From a simply outstanding glass plate negative in my collection. No date/info.
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Not what I ordered but not mad about it. Photo from my collection, 1967.
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Concerned orange. 🍊 Photo from my collection, 1967.
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Writing on the back of this reads “Daddy and our Baby”. 🥰 Photo from my collection, no date.
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Black Berry. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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Handwriting on the back of this says “The Watchover”. Photo from my collection, no date.
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In photography you really just wanna make sure that the cat is properly exposed. Photo from my collection no info/date.
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Formal wear al fresco. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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I think this might be my favorite photo in my collection. It's the one I picture being on the cover of a book if I ever make one someday. The light, her face, the way she's supporting the kitten so lovingly. ❤️ No date/info.
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It’s fine. I know what I’m doing. Photo from my collection, no date/info.