Saturday, June 14, 2014

100 Years Ago: "Tabbies Go Automobiling," El Paso Herald, June 4, 1914

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Proving our fascination with pet photography long pre-dates the Internet, in 1914 the El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX) published an almost-daily series of photographed tableaux featuring costumed kittens and puppies posed in everyday human activities. Each tableau was accompanied by a tale of the "children" in Tabbyland and their misadventures. On June 4, the scene of 3 kittens dressed and ready to race in an open roadster is accompanied by a vignette describing the perils of joyriding... Read more about it!

 


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