As I find myself in a restrictive cast for a few weeks following ankle surgery, I have decided to distract myself from my foot by adding new content to the Hatching Cat. I was originally going to save this “Cats in Hats” project for my retirement years, but writing about old-time cats on the clock […]
Posts Tagged ‘Historical Cats’
Announcing New Content: Cats in Hats, Old-Time Cats on the Clock
Posted: 17th November 2023 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: cats in history, Cats With Jobs, Historical Cats, Working Cats
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1910: Captain Kitty: John Moisant and Paris-London, His Co-Pilot Cat
Posted: 9th April 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat StoriesTags: aviation history, Cat Stories, cats in history, Harriet Quimby, Historical Cats, John Moisant, New York History
John Bevins Moisant, a pioneer United States aviator, was never without his beloved tabby cat, Mademoiselle Fifi. Even when performing aerial maneuvers over cities or racing his Blériot monoplane around the Statue of Liberty, Fifi was always at his side.
1911: The French Hatching Cat of Palisades Amusement Park
Posted: 23rd February 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Featured FelinesTags: Cats of Old New York, Fernand Akoud, French Hatching Cat, Historical Cats, Old New York, Palisades Amusement Park
My first Hatching Cat post, about a large Angora cat from Paris who loved sitting on eggs and being surrounded by the baby chicks she helped to hatch.
