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1902-1908: The Chevalier and His Clowder of Cats on Carnegie Hill, Part I

Posted: 14th June 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories
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Alberto Gaston de Bassini, aka the Chevalier, was a man who truly loved and cared about cats. He fed them, bathed them, and sang to them, and named them after heroes and heroines from famous operas.

1910: Trent, the Famous Airship Cat That Wowed the New York Crowd at Gimbels

Posted: 4th November 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Men, Cat Stories
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Trent, the tabby cat made famous by an unsuccessful flight across the Atlantic in the airship America, wowed the crowds at Gimbels in New York City.

1888: Union Square Jim, the Mascot Cat of New York’s Union Square Theatre, I

Posted: 13th August 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Men, Cat Stories
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Like most cats that became the popular mascots of New York City police stations, fire stations, hotels, and theaters in the 1800s and 1900s, Jim began his life as a vagrant cat without friends or influence. It didn’t take him long, however, to win the hearts of the managers, actors, and patrons of the old Union Square Theatre.

1915: Sir Tom and Lady Alice, the Rural Police Pets Who Lived in the Rathbone House at Washington Heights, Part I

Posted: 24th July 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Men
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For Lady Alice, Sir Tom, and the men of the 42nd Precinct, life was good in the old Rathbone mansion at 177th Street and Haven Avenue in Washington Heights.

1912: The Ten Lives of Kaiser, the Equitable Life Building Fire Cat, Part I

Posted: 29th May 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories
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Many articles have been written about the iconic Equitable Building fire in New York City, but few mention Kaiser, the Equitable Fire Cat.

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