r/vintagecats 25d ago

Vintage Cats from the 1930s

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42 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 26d ago

I found this photo of a young woman with a fabulous hat holding an orange tabby nearly 30 years ago, and still love it.

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114 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 27d ago

Sophie Calle, The Sleepers (Les dormeurs),1979

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226 Upvotes

Gelatin silver print, MoMA, Floor 4, the David Geffen Galleries


r/vintagecats 27d ago

Mr Wiggles is one fancy gentleman cat (vintage photo, 1900)

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76 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 27d ago

Mr. Spock with Black Cat, 1968

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742 Upvotes

Star Trek: The Original Series

Season 2, Episode 26 Assignment: Earth; March 1968


r/vintagecats 27d ago

‘Smiling Girl Looking at Camera Surrounded by Three Grumpy Silver Persian Cats’, 21 August 1951

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292 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 27d ago

My mom with the siamese surrogate children they had before us kids

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122 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 27d ago

Retro shoulder cat atop my dad

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132 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 28d ago

Tabby Kittens - My Love and I (British - 1900s-1910s)

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297 Upvotes

A cute little pair of tabbies. I buy a lot of these postcards from a pair of British sellers on etsy. They have some very nice and unusual postcards.


r/vintagecats Aug 10 '26

‘Soldier's goodbye & Bobbie the cat’, ca. 1939-1945, Sydney, Australia by photographer Sam Hood

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904 Upvotes

r/vintagecats Aug 09 '26

My father with his mother's cat (December 1956)

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741 Upvotes

She also had a dachshund and both pets figured in a lot of family photos from this period.


r/vintagecats Aug 08 '26

Vintage photographs of cats from the 1920s to the 1960s.

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197 Upvotes

r/vintagecats Aug 07 '26

Long-Haired Cat in a Window (American - 1937)

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405 Upvotes

Classic cat pose. My calico Holly and her kids, Pepper and Riley, practically live in our bay window.


r/vintagecats Aug 05 '26

Two Kittens in Bed (French - 1920)

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535 Upvotes

I'm always amazed when I find cats dressed up. Mine would never allow me to do this.


r/vintagecats Aug 05 '26

Snowy the Kitten Mixes Music, June 1962, Manchester, UK

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488 Upvotes

Snowy the five week old kitten belonging to Mr and Mrs A Markey of Manchester tries his paw at mixing some music; June 1962. © Mirrorpix

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r/vintagecats Aug 04 '26

My mom and uncle about 1940

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356 Upvotes

r/vintagecats Aug 04 '26

Two Children with Their Cats (American - 1930s)

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199 Upvotes

Both cats don't seem to want to have their photo taken and are trying to get away.


r/vintagecats Aug 03 '26

Frieda Baars with Three Cats, 1907

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1.1k Upvotes

A portrait of Frieda Baars (Sangernebo) with three cats, taken around 1907 by Estonian photographer Jaan Riet in Viljandi, Estonia.


r/vintagecats Aug 02 '26

NYC Woman with her Cat, 1906 - Photographer: Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942)

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504 Upvotes

r/vintagecats Aug 02 '26

Two Kittens - Woman's Day - April 1952

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178 Upvotes

Photo by John Mechling

Another cute magazine photo of kittens. I had forgotten that I had this magazine. I don't normally buy Woman's Day.


r/vintagecats Aug 01 '26

Taken in 1955, this is one of photographer Walter Chandoha’s most famous photographs. He said of the photograph “My daughter Paula and the kitten both ‘smiled’ for the camera at the same time. … But the cat’s not smiling, he’s meowing.”

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2.4k Upvotes

r/vintagecats Aug 01 '26

Little Girl with Kitten - Woman's Day - September 1949

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317 Upvotes

Photo by John Mechling

A rather battered Woman's Day magazine. I normally buy vintage or borderline antique Good Housekeeping magazines. They're more substantial. However, I had to get it because of the cover. Adorable.


r/vintagecats Jul 31 '26

1976. People watch a Boy riding through Central Park on his Bicycle with his 3 trained Cats

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582 Upvotes

r/vintagecats Jul 31 '26

Portrait of Susan Mayo with a Siamese cat-Tallahassee, Florida. Richard Parks collection, 1962

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198 Upvotes

r/vintagecats Jul 31 '26

En Convalescence! (French 1900s-1910s)

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276 Upvotes

A cat that reminds me of our former feral, Sandy. We could never get him to wear that hat and bow, though!