Child and cat · Cyanotype 1905

An infant and cat seated on a high chair, dated Oct. 1905 in ink on recto. Cyanotype; Edwardian era | src Flints auctions
An infant and cat seated on a high chair, dated Oct. 1905 in ink on recto. Detail from original Cyanotype

Cats by Jeno Denkstein

Jeno Denkstein ~ Nach der Jause / After the Snack. Photograms of the Year 1930s
Jeno Denkstein ~ Nach der Jause. Photograms of the Year 1930s | src flickr

The family of cats by Edward Weston

Edward H. Weston ~ Cats on Boxes [with Mexican fish gourd, ceramic cat and piggy bank], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Cats on Boxes [with Mexican painted plate], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ The Big Family [kittens in basket], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Cats [four kittens looking in through window, cat stretching below inside box], 1944 | src CCP
Edward H. Weston ~ Cats [Jasmine, Keddsy, and kitten], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Cats [cats on woodbox], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona

Colleagues keeping warm 1951

Pet Indian monkey named Josephine with its colleague Peter the cat, November 1951 | src getty images

Original caption on source: Miss Maria Chaliter, of Lowfield Heath, Crawley, Sussex, has advertised for a home for her 14 year old pet, an Indian monkey named Josephine. The owner has little time to devote to Josephine new she works on the land. During the day the monkey sits between a hot water bottle and paraffin stove to keep warm, with its colleague, Peter the cat. These pictures show the scene in the kitchen of Miss Chaliter’s home today with Josephine endeavouring to keep warm. November 1951.

Chatons par Auradon

Pierre Auradon (1900-1988) ~ Chatons, 1951. Épreuve argentique d’époque. | src Ader

Frances Benjamin Johnston cats

Frances Benjamin Johnston’s cats, Herman and Vermin, seated on brick railing of New Orleans house, Louisiana, between 1945 and 1950. | src getty images

femme et chat · deux intimes

Deux intimes (fig. 4). Young woman playing with her cat. France, ca. 1900. Half of a stereographic card. RV-443542 © Roger Viollet | src getty images
Deux intimes (fig. 6). Young woman playing with her cat. France, ca. 1900. Half of a stereographic card. RV-443540 © Roger Viollet | src getty images
Portraits mondains (94). Young woman playing with her cat owing a mirror. France, ca. 1900. Half of a stereographic card. RV-443543 © Roger Viollet | src getty images
Portraits mondains (43). Young woman stroking her cat in a sofa. France, ca. 1900. Half of a stereographic card. RV-443536 © Roger Viollet | src getty images

Girl holding a cat · 1945

Photographe anonyme. Petite fille au chat. États Unis, 1945. Paris photo fair 2023 | src galerie lumiere des roses on IG

Finnish cats on Caturday

Haukotteleva kissa. A Yawning cat on the steps, Summer of 1931. JOKA : Journalistinen kuva-arkisto | src Museovirasto
A woman with two kittens in her arms 1935. Photo: Pietinen | src Museovirasto
Pekka Kyytinen ~ The cat is taught to swim in Särkijärvi, 1937-1939 | src Museovirasto
István Rácz ~ Three kittens, 1959 | src Museovirasto
Kari Rainer Pulkkinen ~ Kittens in a basket, 1967-1969 (Detail). JOKA : Journalistinen kuva-arkisto | src Museovirasto

Fashion with cats 1951

Louise Dahl-Wolfe ~ Model Mary Jane Russell in Balenciaga Gown (with cats), Paris, 1951 | src Staley-Wise Gallery