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Classic Cats

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the coolest cat of all? We're actually not quite sure we're fully qualified to award that title...but here is a collection of our favorite historic photos of felines from our partners!

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13 Lafayette Avenue
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13 Lafayette Avenue

An adorable cat in a hat, ca 1946-1950, at the Granada Hotel on 13 Lafayette Avenue where the Brooklyn-Long Island Cat Club met.
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99-48 Russell Street
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99-48 Russell Street

This cat stalks the window frame of a home in Hamilton Beach, Queens in 1965.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard Dry Docks
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Brooklyn Navy Yard Dry Docks

That lucky feline was one of the members of the schooner Maldaava's crew, which was rescued by the S.S. Circassia in 1896.
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206-208 East 35th Street
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206-208 East 35th Street

A cat poses on the table in the backyard of 206-208 East 35th Street, ca 1970.
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13 Lafayette Avenue
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13 Lafayette Avenue

These delighted kittens are participants in the Brooklyn-Long Island Cat Show, held on November 29th and 30th. (ca 1946-1950)
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13 Lafayette Avenue
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13 Lafayette Avenue

Here is another contestant of the Brooklyn-Long Island Cat Show at the Hotel Granada. (ca 1946-1950)
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Clear Comfort Back
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Clear Comfort Back

Alice Austen's aunt Mary Minn sits in the backyard of Clear Comfort on Staten Island, with a cat seated in her lap ca. 1890.
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Aeolian Hall
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Aeolian Hall

From the Humane Society of New York, an eager kitten awaits adoption, 42nd Street & 6th Avenue, ca 1940.
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