Even in the 1870s, humans were obsessed with ridiculous photos of cats
This daguerreotype (catuerreotype?) dates from around 1840s
Little Girls Holding 2 Cats, the 1860s
Mark Twain with Kittens
Daguerreotype portrait of a man posing with a cat, c. 1840’s/1850’s.
Harry Pointer’s Brighton Cats
Herding cats is hard enough, but posing them? c. 1914
This is one of the oldest photographs of a cat ever taken
The Tiniest Member of the Royal Navy with His Pals, 1941
Proof That Bed Thieving Is Nothing New for Kitty Kind
The 1927 Story of a Paris Obstetrician and His Glasses-Wearing Cat
Sailor and Sea Kitties, 1910
