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“Lady exhibitors at the Crystal Palace Cat Show.” Photograph taken by Russell and Sons at the Crystal Palace in London, England, c. 1901.

Carte de visite vignette portrait of a woman sewing with a cat on her lap and a man by James G. Stacy of Dover, Maine, c. 1860′s.

Source: Library of Congress.

Stereoview portrait of a cat in a vase, c. 1871. By John P. Soule. Possibly taken in Soule’s studio on Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Animated comedic hand-colored stereoview of a girl and a cat titled "wake up; you lazy pussy," 1898. Published by Underwood and Underwood.

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Stereoview portrait of a cat somewhere in Worcester County, Massachusetts, c. 1800′s. By F. V. Sargent.

Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man posing with a cat, c. 1850.

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Daguerreotype portrait of a blind man wearing sunglasses holding a cat, c. 1850.

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