How far would your cats be willing to go to catch a rat? Would they be willing to jump in a river like this barge office cat Old New York once did? My two cats live indoors, and I’ve yet to see any type of rodent in my house, but I’d make a pretty high […]
Posts Tagged ‘cats in history’
1901: Richard II and Richard III, the Swimming and Vegetarian Cats of the U.S. Barge Office at NYC’s Battery Park
Posted: 10th March 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat StoriesTags: Battery Park, Castle Garden, cats in history, Ellis Island, New York History, Richard Ganley
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1912: Captain, the New York City Feline Mascot of the RMS Carpathia
Posted: 3rd February 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat StoriesTags: Captain Rostron, Carpathia, cats in history, Chelsea Piers, New York City History, Pier 54, Titanic
On April 11, 1912, the RMS Carpathia departed from Chelsea Piers in New York City for Fiume (present-day Rijeka, Croatia), carrying about 740 passengers. The ship never reached its destination on this particular departure. Just after midnight on April 15, 1912, Carpathia‘s wireless operator, Harold Cottam, received some messages from Cape Cod stating they had private traffic for the Titanic. […]
Happy Mew Year! The Cat Men of Gotham Now Available for Pre-Ordering at 30% Discount
Posted: 24th December 2018 by The Hatching Cat in UncategorizedTags: Cat Men, Cat Stories, cats in history, New York City History, Rutgers University Press
Happy Holidays everyone! I just received some great mews from my publisher, Rutgers University Press. My new book, The Cat Men of Gotham: Tales of Feline Friendships in Old New York, is now available for pre-ordering. The book is not scheduled for release until May, but if you order early, you’ll save $6 on the […]
1891: Princess, Josephine, and the 101 Feline Models of New York City Cat Artist J.H. Dolph, Part II
Posted: 28th January 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: 21 Academy Lane, cat painter, cats in history, J.H. Dolph, New York History
“The leading cat-painter of America is Mr. J. H. Dolph, whom everyone knows, for his works appear constantly at exhibitions. He has worked and studied much abroad, at Paris, Antwerp, and Rome. Mr. Dolph excels in the delineation of feline and canine character.”–The Monthly Illustrator, Vol. 2, 1894 In Part I of this Old New cat tale, we met John Henry […]
1891: Princess, Josephine, and the 101 Feline Models of New York City Cat Artist J.H. Dolph, Part I
Posted: 21st January 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: 21 Academy Lane, 58 West 58th Street, cat artists, cats in history, J.H. Dolph, John Henry Dolph, New York City History, Sherwood Studio Building
The more J.H. Dolph painted cats, the more the public demanded his cat paintings. Soon he was known only for his cat paintings and nobody paid any attention to his human portraits or landscapes.
