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Brooklyn-Long Island Cat Show

In December 1941, Snooky was a guest of honor at the inaugural championship cat show of the Brooklyn-Long Island Cat Club at the Hotel St. George Roof Garden. Each guest cat sat on a dais, with his or her personal history written on the seat. Here, Mrs. Silas H. Andrews of Sunnyknoll Farms, East Meadow, Long Island, president of the Brooklyn-Long Island Cat Club, holds Boots during the inaugural cat show.

Mrs. Silas H. Andrews of Sunnyknoll Farms, East Meadow, Long Island, president of the Brooklyn-Long Island Cat Club, holds Boots during the inaugural cat show.