Cute Vintage Photos of Pets Pretending to Be People
Long before the digital age, Americans were already obsessed with putting pets in people’s clothes, and photographers were busy posing kittens in classrooms and puppies at tea parties, proving that our love for seeing animals acting human is a century-old obsession.
Let’s take a look at these cute, and slightly weird, vintage pet photography.
Image Credit: Harry Whittier Frees/ Library of Congress
A Train Ride
Two kitties on a small train, 1914.
Image Credit: Harry Whittier Frees/ Library of Congress
The Wedding
Kitties in a wedding set, these photos were used as postcards, advertisements and children’s books.
Image Credit: Harry Whittier Frees/ Library of Congress
Making A Call
A puppy wearing a dress standing, cute but definitely a bit weird.
Image Credit: International Stereograph Co./ Library of Congress
At School
Six students and one teacher wearing glasses, in a series of photos called Dogtown, 1906.
Image Credit: International Stereograph Co./ Library of Congress
Dog Party
A dog party with drinks and playing cards.
Image Credit: Library of Congress
A Cat Model
A cat model poses for the photographer behind the camera, 1898.
Image Credit: Fitz W. Guerin/ Library of Congress
The Musicians
Two kids, an owl and a dog in a music band, the owl is holding a pipe, while the boy is conducting a dog playing harmonica.
Image Credit: Detroit Publishing Company/Library of Congress
Bulldog in Costumes
A postcard of a bulldog in a costume, with a hat and false arms.
Image Credit: Detroit Publishing Company/Library of Congress
Holding a Pipe
A dog with an old man costume and a pipe.
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