A series of fascinating vintage photographs capture the felines in the 1950s:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXbYZkN4RQBu-_WHXKMeka1t8qn-d5vF1ia3ItM2Osv5Lo2VFBznaZzt8IQ_Hm42sEnhyUUhOesfxsLtC2yrPVRzUCD0t-iw8V3syA1qw2_69_GJQZalkbmv5N3VqOGyW-mfmj0-cqvii/s1600-rw/A+kitten+observes+a+%2527No+Vacancy%2527+sign+on+a+cat+%2527house%2527+from+an+adjacent+window+ledge%252C+circa+1950.+The+%2527house%2527+was+built+by+Miss+Alice+Manchester.+Photo+by+Douglas+Grundy-Three+Lions.jpg) |
A kitten observes a 'No Vacancy' sign on a cat 'house' from an adjacent window ledge, circa 1950. The 'house' was built by Miss Alice Manchester. Photo by Douglas Grundy/Three Lions. |
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Three kittens in socks, hanging from clothes line, 1950s. Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile. |
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Three Siamese cats enjoying a meal are reflected in a mirror, circa 1950. Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions. |
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A circus lion tamer holding open an animal's mouth to show its teeth, circa 1950. Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive. |
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Three cats, sitting and walking, in ruins (prob. Colosseum), 1950s. Photo by David Lees/LIFE. |
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Al Oeming with his pet lynx Tonga, at home in Edmonton, Alberta, circa 1950. Photo by Evans/Three Lions. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoACqhF9GaTH8B-OEsdB2ogt-vdRkxYUMn6XafvFSRmK6g7buS-JOXIdDbIkDJO7yw9uismVchFPck0UiRCdNsbQwHo7HsEpYGuShuyZiNC0HJheYHQI0wurB3_tF2ViszFLs0rW_o41S/s1600-rw/A+cat+named+Sadler+gazes+into+a+mirror+in+a+dressing+room+at+the+Sadler%2527s+Wells+Theatre%252C+London%252C+where+it+has+appeared+in+stage+performance+of+School+for+Fathers%252C+ca.+1950.+Photo+by+Hulton-Deutsch-Corbis.jpg) |
A cat named Sadler gazes into a mirror in a dressing room at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, where it has appeared in stage performance of School for Fathers, ca. 1950. Photo by Hulton-Deutsch/Corbis. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictlHSVCOuMJFh6n_TWfakp7L1G24KUNVxRZzQ_8NNRfjHrpKJ7hxODpO48haGUwIhp689cg2MT2f6rpPkcKlxDhJFaXFUR5MBx5cKOynSVFqx8Zc-gs82PWA_mSPkVrUUieuj71YHVYhf/s640-rw/Pierre+Clostermann%252C+UDSR+deputy%252C+caresses+Bai%252C+a+young+lioness+brought+back+from+Sudan%252C+Bougival%252C+France%252C+October+1950.+Photo+by+Michou+Simon-Paris+Match.jpg) |
Pierre Clostermann, UDSR deputy, caresses Bai, a young lioness brought back from Sudan, Bougival, France, October 1950. Photo by Michou Simon/Paris Match. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCHuzSHKry35xE0ut_6Ez3cZJjI6TCXmfCct-zt9YpE77AUQdt36eCRfxkz6xQCKZhbZjDOoFnA3MXr3qTiaUsdnjO0WU-7pd4nA7i5Qyh0uaS8tlHoLWC-hG4Ct_-SGtAE_B9JaJQ5kn/s1600-rw/Tommy%252C+a+pet+lion+cub+bedecked+in+elaborate+bow%252C+sitting+in+on+a+second+grade+class+at+Alta+Brown+School%252C+Kansas%252C+1951.+Photo+by+A.+Y.+Owen-LIFE.jpg) |
Tommy, a pet lion cub bedecked in elaborate bow, sitting in on a second grade class at Alta Brown School, Kansas, 1951. Photo by A. Y. Owen/LIFE. |
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Private Floyd Humeston walking pet lion Fagen on leash at beach, 1951. Photo by Loomis Dean/LIFE. |
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A woman carrying an Angora kitten in her purse at the Rome's International Cat Show, May 1951. Photo by Bettmann. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mAtfpe2iuA3RiG7zrSTawl5RWpgKFIIF-WPRV94OsPTccMlO_bFeH0sqyF_ooAaRPp3hCUAfdJlyrOp2nCKHryvbAvHzKIxZRnW9CKRiNYmXGynY4dQjvmE_wRZvC4Y60lZaj5cXicpe/s640-rw/An+old+lady+with+a+pram+stops+in+the+street+to+stroke+a+passing+cat%252C+London%252C+May+1951.+Photo+by+Picture+Post.jpg) |
An old lady with a pram stops in the street to stroke a passing cat, London, May 1951. Photo by Picture Post. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkijBO6JyCiZBBmv3N3g07c36uGEjc8R8J3fIFKrOeHimvHF31JimzzH0tUz1hWIKfeYJ2zmFFEhWGwGH7-7Zpwppxrd7U2Z6t486Bhv8VKn_jrvdLFwfRgyf0KcDwULNjK_6OZHaLX1Pl/s640-rw/City+Animal+Shelter+Attendant+with+kitten+he+released+from+being+trapped+in+frame+of+auto+after+hour+and+half+work%252C+Long+Beach%252C+California%252C+September+1951.+Photo+by+USC+Libraries.jpg) |
City Animal Shelter Attendant with kitten he released from being trapped in frame of auto after hour and half work, Long Beach, California, September 1951. Photo by Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis. |
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Mrs Marion Meyer with her cats, October 1951. Photo by Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis. |
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Cats on a street in Milan, Italy, November 1951. Photo by Grace Robertson/Picture Post. |
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A cat hanging on a thin tree trunk in the middle of a plain covered in water during the flood in the Po Valley, Italy, November 1951. Photo by Walter Carone/Paris Match. |
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Hawker of kebab surrounded by cats, Istanbul, June 1952. Photo by Roger Viollet. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYXg4qUKpeHl3hD7LTeFLEPe-fub5Q1qpZvLsapA4DcI7FSrnoyWhzonR28wrrcElbNDcZad9sH70RqJoLkwsEXrSM1eD0GAgeT2xJasDm5VF9p0obt-LHIPdsRDDLsZaFxiVUvrFKCNr/s640-rw/Doctor+Boren%2527s+cat+licking+his+nose+during+the+Los+Angeles+Cat+Show%252C+California%252C+1952.+Photo+by+George+Silk-LIFE.jpg) |
Doctor Boren's cat licking his nose during the Los Angeles Cat Show, California, 1952. Photo by George Silk/LIFE. |
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A US Marine feeds an orphan kitten found after a heavy mortar barrage near 'Bunker Hill' during the Korean War, 1953. Photo by Sgt Martin Riley. |
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A cat looks at diners through a restaurant window near Piccadilly, London, circa 1953. Photo by Ernst Haas. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25lXYW-3-hEdhSM-m6U1jUYVQ-zFFVKvTKiPed5BcEx5JqhpldJxp8FDnVsMQ3mR2UIwESjd9DGc5f47gCYw4TL-evmPeabzgOOa_hSz6Z9gvdoXjO6sysD9lppxAFIdXSuy0Q5LXZh1z/s1600-rw/An+ocelot+raids+a+refrigerator%252C+circa+1955.+Photo+by+Sherman-Three+Lions.jpg) |
An ocelot raids a refrigerator, circa 1955. Photo by Sherman/Three Lions. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizV6kXZPNYTEbIwrBkw-X-KdDbd0Naw8u5shKS8F6U60o6Qpr4Z10GH6IDqNnkFPgJtrhuPE0dQCVJc4MfPmnr7eHl0msBtEhy2vBDJ8xjNKIKYBrPvZ1Vf79MZRuVgdY6uAGbqChaynkF/s1600-rw/Cat+playing+with+camera%252C+1956.+Photo+by+Bettmann.jpg) |
Cat playing with camera, 1956. Photo by Bettmann. |
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Woman come to feed many cats, Cannes, 1956. Photo by Jack Garofalo/Michou Simon/Paris Match. |
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