40 Sweet Cat Photos Of The ’40s

How could anyone be at war when there are kitties in the world?

1. This mom and her kids, 1942

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2. Weegee’s double exposed cat, ’40s

3. Coast Guard Academy mascot kitten, 1944

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4. This cat with a camera, ’40s

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5. Oh, just a guy with a raccoon and a cat hanging outside, ’40s

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6. Halloween Cat, ’40s

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7. Two kitties and a sneaky, sneaky dog, 1940

I don’t know how that dog got here, but these kitties are obviously the stars

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8. Susan Hayward and cat, ’40s

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9. Cat trying out for an early version of “The Holy Mountain,” 1941

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10. Lady and kitty, ’40s

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11. Four adorable kittens, 1942

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12. Gal covered in kittens, 1940

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13. This investigator, 1942

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14. This black cat and that white dress, 1940

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15. Father and son and a cat named Kitty, 1941

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16. Cookie and Fritz, 1940

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17. Cat who gets a lot of chicks, 1942

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18. A cat who knows how to look good, 1944

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19. This cat named Monkey, 1949

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20. Wistful Joyce and cat, 1945

Joyce sent this photo to her husband Robert during WWII. Back reads “Wistful Jo - just loving you.”

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21. This cat who is in charge, 1946

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22. Grandma Moses holding a kitten, 1947

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23. These kitties in a basket

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24. This smiling boy and his cat with an intense stare, 1947

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25. Two cats and their lady enjoying the sunshine together, 1949

Source: hansziel

26. “Anne” and her kitty, 1940

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27. This girl holding her cat, 1945

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28. This happy porch cat, ’40s

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29. Store owner with store cat, 1940

30. This boy and his cat working on a project, 1940

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31. This woman showing off her kitten, 1940

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32. Gal with a cat in her coat, 1940

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33. Eddy Wisniewski and his cat, 1940

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34. Karen and Sammy, 1943

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35. This cat chillin’ on this car hood, 1940

Source: boston_public_library

36. This porch cat and his gal, 1940

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37. This alley cat named Figaro, 1940

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38. This cat hugging this dog because he feels bad for him that he’s not a cat, 1946

Source: 9teen87

39. Soldier says goodbye to his girl and cat says goodbye to them both, ’40s

Source: statelibraryofnsw

40. Family portrait, 1940

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