A series of fascinating vintage photographs capture the felines in the 1950s:
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| 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. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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| Three kittens in socks, hanging from clothes line, 1950s. Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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| Three Siamese cats enjoying a meal are reflected in a mirror, circa 1950. Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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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. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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| Al Oeming with his pet lynx Tonga, at home in Edmonton, Alberta, circa 1950. Photo by Evans/Three Lions. |
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| 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. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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| Pierre Clostermann, UDSR deputy, caresses Bai, a young lioness brought back from Sudan, Bougival, France, October 1950. Photo by Michou Simon/Paris Match. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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| 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. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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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. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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| An old lady with a pram stops in the street to stroke a passing cat, London, May 1951. Photo by Picture Post. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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| 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. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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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. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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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. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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| Doctor Boren's cat licking his nose during the Los Angeles Cat Show, California, 1952. Photo by George Silk/LIFE. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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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. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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| A cat looks at diners through a restaurant window near Piccadilly, London, circa 1953. Photo by Ernst Haas. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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| An ocelot raids a refrigerator, circa 1955. Photo by Sherman/Three Lions. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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| Cat playing with camera, 1956. Photo by Bettmann. |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Felines in the ‘50s
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