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packman

(16,296 posts) Fri Oct 5, 2018, 08:02 PM Oct 2018

1880-First known picture of a cat

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1880-First known picture of a cat (Original Post) packman Oct 2018 OP

Looks like my little Puff! JoeOtterbein Oct 2018 #1

The first photographic images were made in 1826. Cattledog Oct 2018 #2

Even back then, there was one way to get a cat to stay put for a picture ... nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2018 #5

"This is pointless, human. There is no internet yet." jberryhill Oct 2018 #3

LOL!!!! dixiegrrrrl Oct 2018 #7

Beautiful Freddie Oct 2018 #4

First cat video by Thomas Edison 1894 mucifer Oct 2018 #6

Where's the top hat and monocle? Still pretty good though. dgauss Oct 2018 #8

That is one photogenic kitty! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #9

A daguerreotype portrait of a man posing with a cat from the 1840's/1850's Donkees Oct 2018 #10

JoeOtterbein

(7,702 posts)

1. Looks like my little Puff!

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 08:05 PM

Oct 2018

Beautiful! Thanks for posting!

Cattledog

(5,917 posts)

2. The first photographic images were made in 1826.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 08:15 PM

Oct 2018

The first daguerreotype of a cat was 1840.

eppur_se_muova

(36,274 posts)

5. Even back then, there was one way to get a cat to stay put for a picture ... nt

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Fri Oct 5, 2018, 09:32 PM

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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

3. "This is pointless, human. There is no internet yet."

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Fri Oct 5, 2018, 08:32 PM

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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

7. LOL!!!!

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Fri Oct 5, 2018, 11:36 PM

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Freddie

(9,269 posts)

4. Beautiful

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 08:59 PM

Oct 2018

That’s what Persians looked like before they started breeding them for those ugly (IMO) mushed-in faces.

mucifer

(23,557 posts)

6. First cat video by Thomas Edison 1894

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Fri Oct 5, 2018, 11:07 PM

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dgauss

(882 posts)

8. Where's the top hat and monocle? Still pretty good though.

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Sat Oct 6, 2018, 12:26 AM

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Rhiannon12866

(205,728 posts)

9. That is one photogenic kitty!

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Sat Oct 6, 2018, 04:18 AM

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Donkees

(31,434 posts)

10. A daguerreotype portrait of a man posing with a cat from the 1840's/1850's

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Sat Oct 6, 2018, 09:17 AM

Oct 2018

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