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Vintage PHOTO: Circa 1909 - Cat Photographer
Retronaut ^ | November 1909 | Retronaut

Posted on 09/07/2014 11:54:21 AM PDT by DogByte6RER

Circa 1909: Cat Photographer

Photograph taken in November, 1909 shows three members of the Payro family being “photographed” by their cat.

Left to right: Edmund, age 12, Ernest, age 8, and Cecilia, age 5.

Payro, J. (Joseph C.), 1862-1953


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Chit/Chat; History; Pets/Animals; Society
KEYWORDS: 1909; cat; cats; feline; kittyping; photography
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To: JRandomFreeper

The childhood diseases aged children early. Also many children were like third world kids of today, carrying an adult load early.


61 posted on 09/07/2014 2:48:34 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
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To: Chickensoup
Yep. And I can't fix it. It wears on me.

/johnny

62 posted on 09/07/2014 2:53:04 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Ken H
How old do you have to be to understand THAT?

/johnny

63 posted on 09/07/2014 2:53:48 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Monkey Face

He can still haz knish.


64 posted on 09/07/2014 2:57:01 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("Country Songs Don't Have Happy Endings" - http://youtu.be/W93nc95j1KY)
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To: martin_fierro

Who do you think put them there?


65 posted on 09/07/2014 2:59:45 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("Country Songs Don't Have Happy Endings" - http://youtu.be/W93nc95j1KY)
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To: JRandomFreeper; Ken H

Sounds like trouble.


66 posted on 09/07/2014 3:03:50 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("Country Songs Don't Have Happy Endings" - http://youtu.be/W93nc95j1KY)
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To: Slings and Arrows

I noticed! LOL!


67 posted on 09/07/2014 3:05:45 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Never give permanent feelings to a temporary person.)
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To: DogByte6RER

Howo cute! I supposed there was tuna smeared on the viewfinder.


68 posted on 09/07/2014 3:22:31 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: DogByte6RER

Adorable. Looks very much like my Andy Animal. He needs a hobby, I’ll buy him a camera.


69 posted on 09/07/2014 3:52:47 PM PDT by Veto! (OpInions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

People looked different in the “old” days. Harder life, different hair & clothing styles then today.
http://qph.is.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-3811f1bac84bc996565b0495598ff6ca?convert_to_webp=true

I myself have held together pretty good unlike some in my high school. Boy are they old looking!
40th coming up in 2016


70 posted on 09/07/2014 4:25:46 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Ken H

#55 The Music Man “Ya Got Trouble”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_Oe-jtgdI


71 posted on 09/07/2014 4:30:11 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: minnesota_bound

Yes ..

But check out what looks like a modern day time traveler dropping in among town folk circa 1941 ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3076993/posts


72 posted on 09/07/2014 5:39:12 PM PDT by DogByte6RER ("Loose lips sink ships")
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To: DogByte6RER

given the requirements of photography back in that day and age..I cant imagine the cat standing still long enough to get that photographic exposure..

Thanks.


73 posted on 09/07/2014 5:56:14 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Please RESIGN Mr. President Its the RIGHT thing to do)
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To: Slings and Arrows; DogByte6RER; Gefn

74 posted on 09/08/2014 7:16:29 AM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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