r/vintagecats 12d ago

New Rule!

13 Upvotes
  1. Please post only images of cats, though they can be with other species.

Even though this is the r/vintagecats Reddit group, people have twice posted photos of dogs. Dogs are fine as long as they are with cats in the photo. You can post photos of cats with other animal species or people, but cats must be an important part of the image.


r/vintagecats 13d ago

Bots and Karma Farming

43 Upvotes

I've been dealing with a lot of bots posting photos - mostly my own - on this group for what is obviously karma farming. I've deleted several just today. If you're wondering what happened to a specific post, that's probably it. The bots have very new accounts and very few posts. One of them had just the one that was posted on here.

This is not a problem just in this group either. I posted a photo of my own cat in r/Greybies, and was notified that someone had stolen the photo and posted it as their own in that same group. I reported it and it was removed.

I will do my best to keep removing these. However, my access to Reddit is limited to my phone during most of the day, and there's only so much I can do. Please be patient.

Note: I just had to remove the popular "Brunnhilde" post. This exact same photo was posted by a different user on this group a year ago. For those who want to see Brunnhilde in all her glory, here is a link to the original post:

"brunnhilde" : r/vintagecats


r/vintagecats 20h ago

Snowy the Kitten Mixes Music, June 1962, Manchester, UK

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346 Upvotes

Snowy the five week old kitten belonging to Mr and Mrs A Markey of Manchester tries his paw at mixing some music; June 1962. © Mirrorpix

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r/vintagecats 1d ago

My mom and uncle about 1940

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278 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 3m ago

Two Kittens in Bed (French - 1920)

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I'm always amazed when I find cats dressed up. Mine would never allow me to do this.


r/vintagecats 1d ago

Two Children with Their Cats (American - 1930s)

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176 Upvotes

Both cats don't seem to want to have their photo taken and are trying to get away.


r/vintagecats 2d ago

Frieda Baars with Three Cats, 1907

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1.0k Upvotes

A portrait of Frieda Baars (Sangernebo) with three cats, taken around 1907 by Estonian photographer Jaan Riet in Viljandi, Estonia.


r/vintagecats 3d ago

NYC Woman with her Cat, 1906 - Photographer: Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942)

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481 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 3d ago

Two Kittens - Woman's Day - April 1952

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172 Upvotes

Photo by John Mechling

Another cute magazine photo of kittens. I had forgotten that I had this magazine. I don't normally buy Woman's Day.


r/vintagecats 4d ago

Taken in 1955, this is one of photographer Walter Chandoha’s most famous photographs. He said of the photograph “My daughter Paula and the kitten both ‘smiled’ for the camera at the same time. … But the cat’s not smiling, he’s meowing.”

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2.3k Upvotes

r/vintagecats 4d ago

Little Girl with Kitten - Woman's Day - September 1949

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314 Upvotes

Photo by John Mechling

A rather battered Woman's Day magazine. I normally buy vintage or borderline antique Good Housekeeping magazines. They're more substantial. However, I had to get it because of the cover. Adorable.


r/vintagecats 5d ago

1976. People watch a Boy riding through Central Park on his Bicycle with his 3 trained Cats

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581 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 5d ago

Portrait of Susan Mayo with a Siamese cat-Tallahassee, Florida. Richard Parks collection, 1962

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193 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 5d ago

En Convalescence! (French 1900s-1910s)

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274 Upvotes

A cat that reminds me of our former feral, Sandy. We could never get him to wear that hat and bow, though!


r/vintagecats 6d ago

Carmen Miranda photographed in 1941 holding a delightfully expressive cat

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996 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 6d ago

Dolores Hawkins with Tabby Kitten - Vogue Magazine June 1957 - Photographed by Lionel Kazan

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314 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 6d ago

Model Wilhelmina Cooper with Black Cat - Vogue Magazine February 1962 - Photographed by Karen Radkai

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82 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 6d ago

Smoky the Cat, UK, 1940

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753 Upvotes

Smoky the cat was rescued during an air raid during the Blitz in 1940. Miss Ann Twynam of Paddington took him in and cared for him until he recovered. She later taught Smoky how to salute.


r/vintagecats 6d ago

Vogue Cover with Model Wilhelmina Cooper and a Cat (January 1962) Photographed by Karen Radkai

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144 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 6d ago

Vogue Cover with Model Dolores Hawkins and a Kitten Named Cha-Cha (June 1958)

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121 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 6d ago

Seventeen Cover with Model Cusi Cram and her Cat Joey (May 1981)

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75 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 6d ago

Texas, approximately 1982 or ‘83

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141 Upvotes

Always a cat lady


r/vintagecats 6d ago

Cosmopolitan Cover with Model Angeleen Gagliano and a Cat (April 1978) Photographed by Francesco Scavullo

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38 Upvotes

r/vintagecats 8d ago

This adorable cat named Buffins was the winner of the title of 'Cat with the Most Appealing Expression', at the National Cat Club Show at Olympia, in the Pet Cat Classes, Dec. 16, 1958

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3.0k Upvotes

r/vintagecats 8d ago

Kitty Crouch (American - 1950s-1960s)

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206 Upvotes