catistory (@catistory) — Bluesky Profile

1 week ago

An Animated History of Cats: How Over 10,000 Years the Cat Went from Wild Predator to Sofa Sidekick Dogs sees us as their masters while cats sees us as their slaves. - Anonymous The next time your friend’s pet cat sinks its fangs into your wrist, bear in mind that the beast is probably still laborin...

An Animated History of Cats: How Over 10,000 Years the Cat Went from Wild Predator to Sofa Sidekick

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1 week ago

On the porch of a farm, a black cat makes sure ‘her’ fox pups get enough to eat; she also drinks some milk. One pup is fully visible, while the other hides beneath the cat’s body. Of the farmer only the shadow is visible

Library of Congress, US

Photo taken in 1915, titled:
“FOX PUPS RAISED BY CAT”

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1 week ago

セピア調の写真。木の縁に前足をかけ、目を閉じて静かに佇む猫の横顔。背景は柔らかくぼけている。
Sepia-toned photo of a cat resting its paws on a wooden edge, eyes closed in quiet stillness, with a softly blurred background.

瞑想
（鳥取市滝山｜アーカイブ）

Meditation
(Takiyama, Tottori City | Archive)

#静かな時間 #QuietMoments

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1 week ago

Black‑and‑white photograph of a cat walking among the legs of undressed mannequins, its front paws resting on a typical 1920s-30s plaster mannequin head.

1930s fashion police, feline division

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3 weeks ago

In Chinese #folklore, Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to claim the imperial throne, once cherished palace cats. But after having Empress Wang and Consort Xiao executed, she was cursed with chilling words: “May I be reborn a cat, and you a mouse, so I may 1/2
#caturday

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3 weeks ago

In the foreground a boy sits with his black and white cat in his arms cat on the train. Next to him a woman and her two children a. Collection From the National Archive, The Netherlands.

A young girl and her cat are brought to safety by a ship. The photo shows the girl in a warm coat partly covered by blankets holding the cat. Archive Het Geheugen, The Netherlands.

A dark-haired boy with a worried look on his face holds his black and white cat in his arms. Behind him stands an official. He and his cat arrived safely in Rotterdam. National Archive, The Netherlands

The photo shows a man with a cat and a suitcase standing in high water. Behind him a flooded house. National Archive, The Netherlands.

73 years ago, in February 1953, a storm claimed 1800 lives when Dutch dykes gave way, causing massive floods. The photos show refugees taking their cats, including the first one, of a boy—a newspaper read—‘stiffly clutching his kitten, which he did not want to leave behind.’

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1 month ago

Archive cat at the Archives Nationales in Dakar.

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3 weeks ago

A small cat walks away, tail held high, its long shadow stretching across the street

Harvard Art Museums
Photo: 1940s-1950s, by Lyonel Feininge

Harvard cat has seen enough and turns her back

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1 month ago

雪の積もる場所で、目を細めて笑顔の猫。モノクロ写真。
A smile cat squints in a snowy spot.

ご機嫌の朝
（鳥取市滝山｜アーカイブ）

A cheerful morning
(Takiyama, Tottori City | Archive)

#笑顔 #Smile

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1 month ago

A man in a black and white suit, with a white cat on his lap.

M.C. Escher, famed for interlocking fish, birds and reptiles, was also a devoted cat lover. In 1919 he left architecture for graphic arts, mastering wood‑ and linocuts. His landlady gave him a white cat, his constant companion and muse, featured in a woodcut.

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1 month ago

From the book
'How the Amazon Queen Fought the Prince of Egypt'
Art by Tamara Bower
March 22, 2005
40 pages
Watercolor and Gouache

Her archive of cat related art is unrivaled.
I thank her very much for everything she does.

#MenWithCats

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1 month ago

All photos from University of Minnesota Library archives

📷 c. Minnesota-born Wanda Gag with one of her cats at her country home
📷 c. 1940 - 1960, Central Cooperative Wholesalee mill
📷 1940, Ystava the cat, mascot of the LA Finnish Workers Club, CA

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1 month ago

In this black and white photo, a woman in a printed dress, seated on a chair, holds a black cat.

In this black and white photo, a cat sits atop a full sack.

This black and white photo shows a cat sitting. He or she appears to be staring directly into the camera.

A few brave and strong cats from the archives of the University of Minnesota.

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1 month ago

Cat Distracts Group Photograph Sailors and Royal Marines of HMS King George V before Zeebrugge Raid of April 1918

Cat Distracts Sailors and Royal Marines on HMS King George V during World War I. #History #WorldWar1 #WW1 #Cat #Caturday #CatsInHistory #FirstWorldWar #RoyalNavy #RoyalNavyHistory #MaritimeHistory #NavyHistory #Photograph

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1 month ago

A couple, whose faces are only partly visible, hold up a surprised-looking black cat between them.

Art Institute Chicago, 1950-1955, photo by Ed van der Elsken

For all the black cats (and the people who have loved them)

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1 month ago

A stray cat, looking straight at the photographer with a fierce stare, is walking behind the bars in front of a window, while its reflection in the window looks like a black cat. The image is in black and white, and it is a scan of an analog print

From the analog print archive: have a stray cat #caturday

#CatsOfMastodon #FediCats

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1 month ago

Cat Monet, black with quite a lot of white bits (face, belly, paws), lies on the edge of a table (covered by a Persian rug). Behind the cat a man with an 80s hairdo, smoking and with a glass of beer in front of him, seems to be talking to someone who is not in the picture. In the background there are records and a record player.

Archive Breda, photographed by Johan van Gurp, 1985

Another lazy weekend for cat Monet

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2 months ago

This vintage 1913 French postcard features a black cat resting in a bed, with the caption "Porte Veine," meaning "bringer of luck." At the time, black cats were linked to superstition, so the card playfully presents the cat as a symbol of good fortune.
via History Cool Kids

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2 months ago

A color painting of a woman and a cat. The woman is sitting with a plate on her lap and bread in her hand. The cat appears to be standing on his back legs with his paws on the woman’s skirt.

In this painting, one woman sits reading while another prepares fish while standing near a table. A cat is seated on the floor in front of a plate of fish.

In this painting, a woman sits while cutting food on a small table in front of her. A small cat can be seen on the floor, nibbling on what appears to be animal bones.

In this painting, a woman sits at a table and eats something off of a spoon. A cat sits at her feet.

Gabriël Metsu, often overlooked among animal painters of the 17th century, depicted genre scenes featuring cats with evident delight. For those seeking genuine animal affection in art, Metsu’s works are a treasure trove.

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2 months ago

A Headline From History
MOUSE CRASHES
CAT HIGH SOCIETY
January 3, 1958. An unlikely guest "was welcomed with open paws" at a preview for the Empire Cat Club's championship show in New York City the previous day: a pet mouse, The Times reported. The rodent, named Mr. Mousie, had been allowed entry to the event at the New Yorker Hotel because of his "close personal friend" Prince Mickey, a 2-year-old cat and double champion. Both animals belonged to Mrs. Evelyn Adams of the Bronx. The hotel had "no objection" to Mr. Mousie's presence, "though it was clear that none of his unvouched-for friends or relatives would be tolerated," according to The Times.
Also present at the preview was Louise Fatima, a 2½-month-old cat who, according to her owner, Princess Nathalie Troubetskoy of Russia, descended from the Egyptian pharaohs' royal cats. "Despite this," The Times wrote, "everyone calls her Lulu."

1958 #Caturday story from the Times

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2 months ago

A black-and-white cat, swaddled in a towel, sits unhappily on a person’s lap, cradled with care.

Haarlem, The Netherlands, 1949

January malaise meets post-holiday blues

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2 months ago

Internet Archive Book Images Collection In mid-September, Forbes published an article written by Kalev Leetaru, Senior Fellow at Georgetown University (and former UIUC student), about the possibilities for big data embedded in the coloss…

If you want to learn where these photos come from and how they were digitised, you can read about it here.

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2 months ago

A black and white photo features a kitten in a knit cap and hat

A black and white photo features two kittens wearing bow ties

A black and white photo features a kitten in a tiny brown hat

A black and white photo features a kitten in a crown and decorated cape

Looking into the new year like …

📷 Internet Archive, originally from Kittens and Cats: A Book of Tales by Eulalie Osgood Grover, 1911

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2 months ago

A cat lies comfortably in a basket and wears what looks like a Christmas hat

Happy Holidays!

Photo: Groningen Archives

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2 months ago

1] 📸 ANEFO, 1975. NL National Archive

[2] 🖼️ Film poster of Harry and Tonto, 1975

[3] 📰 Announcement of the event in Trouw Verdieping

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2 months ago

In this black and white photo, a large crowd holds up many cats.

The movie poster displays an older man in glasses holding a ginger cat.

In February 1975, the film “Harry and Tonto” premiered in Amsterdam. The movie, centred around an elderly man and his ginger cat, offered a unique incentive – anyone bringing their cat, preferably a ginger one, received a complimentary ticket. Hundreds of attendees accompanied by their cat.

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2 months ago

しっかりしろ！
（鳥取市内・アーカイブ）

Get it together!
(Tottori City — Archive)

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3 months ago

Poes ... Poes ... Poes ... !

In 1961, the Dutch record Poes Poes Poes (Cat Cat Cat) was released with 8 songs dedicated to cats. The songs were written by Annie M.G. Schmidt and sung by comedian Hetty Blok. Its lyrics reflect on the daily life of house cats, with complains about the rainy weather and their stove like qualities.

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3 months ago

Ken-chan, Japan's Most Determined Art Museum Cat, Passes Away The story of Ken-chan, the viral black cat who spent seven years trying to sneak into the Onomichi City Museum of Art, and his heartwarming friendship with a security guard.

"Japan is mourning the loss of Ken-chan, the beloved black cat who spent seven years trying to slip past the sliding doors of the Onomichi City Museum of Art."

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3 months ago

Photographed by S. Budde, between 1960 and 1965. Presumably in Utrecht, the Netherlands

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