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1884-1897: Sam, Dobbins, and Captain, the Mascot Cats of the New York Yacht Club

Posted: 27th October 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Men
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In Old New York, canine mascots were forbidden in all the social clubs. Cats were not. Thus, clubs like The Lambs Club, the Lotus Club, and the New York Yacht Club had one or more feline mascots.
The following tale is about three of the many cat mascots of the New York Yacht Club.

1895: The Brooklyn Bridge Watchman and His Brooklyn Bridge Watch Cat

Posted: 13th October 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories
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Before the Brooklyn Bridge was built, there were tenements where the approaches are now. And in those tenement buildings–according to the Brooklyn Bridge watchman–were cats. Lots of cats. One special cat with superior skills became a Brooklyn Bridge watch cat.

Seafaring Cats of Gotham: Virtual Zoom Presentation, June 30, 2020, Noon (ET)

Posted: 22nd June 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories
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Seafaring Cats of Gotham Virtual Presentation (via Untapped New York): Travel back in time to explore amazing stories of famous and memorable ship cats and naval cats of Old New York; June 30, 2020, 12-1 p.m. (ET). Registration required.

Virtual “Cat Men of Gotham” Presentation: Wednesday, June 3, 5 pm

Posted: 1st June 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories, Uncategorized
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Join me this Wednesday, June 3, at 5 p.m., for a virtual trip back in time to explore the city’s history via amazing stories about fire cats, police cats, theatrical cats, and other fabulous felines that made the news headlines in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

1908: Commissioner, the Police Cat Who Jumped Off the Brooklyn Bridge and Took a Train to Utica

Posted: 8th May 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories
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In February 1908, Lieutenant John J. Lussier retired from the New York Police Department. He and his family left their home in Brooklyn, and moved to Utica, New York. According to The Sun, the lieutenant took everything with him except his favorite police cat, Commissioner. What a surprise when the cat showed up in Utica 2 months later!

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