This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can create a post or quiz. Try making your own!Buzz·Posted on Sep 29, 201324 Cat Dads From The PastCat ladies? Who needs 'em.by Old-Timey CatsCommunity ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Frank Praytor, a Marine who rescued a kitten in Korea, 1952 Guy Bogart, mayor of Beaumont, California, 1955 Mr. Baker, a railroad traffic director in South Carolina, 1942 Poet Rod McKuen, 1967 THIS f*ckin' guy. This Chicago firefighter with his station's mascots, 1928 The Beastie Boys This passed-out patron of Sammy's Bowery Follies, 1947 This Chinatown opium smoker, early 1900s Turkish Ambassador Mehmet Munir Ertegun, 1944 French artist Balthus, 1956 Harry Edwards, a miller in Bettws Gwerfil Goch, Wales, 1957 J. Johansson, a farmer in Åslunda, Uppland, Sweden, 1930s Composer Alan Hovhaness, 1955 Anthropologist Harold Scheffler, late 1960s Wisconsin hermit Abraham Schmocker outside his log cabin, ca. 1885 Aviator John B. Moisant and Mademoiselle Fifi, 1910 This cop, who stopped New York traffic for a cat and her kitten, 1925 This guy, ca. 1840-1860 Big band leader Sam Donahue with Hep, 1946 This long-suffering reader, 1960 Lord Frederick Leith-Ross, Britain's Chief Economic Advisor, 1939