20 Lovely Vintage Photos of Cats From the 1920s

Contrary to what the internet might have you believe, taking pictures of cats is not a new obsession. Since the dawn of photography, people with cameras have been aiming them at their pets who, though not always the most willing subjects, are usually the most handy. Below is a lovely collection of 20 cat photos from way back when cats of the olden days were also very cute.

1. Cat self-actualizing, '20s

2. This turtle named Shelly and this cat named Jezebel, 1922

3. Playing with his little paws, 1920

4. This cat chilling in a box, 1929

5. A pretty girl and her cat, 1922

6. Lucky black cat, 1922

7. This Dutch cat and his Dutch lady, '20s

8. Cat trying to remember this crossword answer he knows he knows, 1926

9. These two black cats from New Orleans, 1920

10. This mother cat and her kittens, 1920

11. This wild-eyed kitten with Alfred Lenz, 1920

12. This lady clutching her cat, 1921

13. This cat and this cat's little boy, 1929

14. This handsome cat in a chair, 1925

15. A very pretty kitty, 1923

16. Actress Lynn Fontanne with her kitty, 1922

17. Lisa and a black cat and an exclamation point, 1920

18. Fishing kittens, 1923

19. Three magazine model cats, 1923

20. Two kidlets and a kitty, 1920

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