Although they did not take home any ribbons, a trio of black cats belonging to Colonel William D’Alton Mann, publisher of the Town Topics society magazine, were the center of attraction at New York City’s first official cat show.
Posts Tagged ‘New York History’
1911: Buster, Topsy, and Yaller, the Police Mascots of NYC’s Lower East Side, Part 2
Posted: 11th March 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Heroes, Dog MascotsTags: 105-107 Eldridge Street, Eldridge Street Police Station, Essex Market, New York History, NYPD history, Police dog mascots
In December 1911, the policemen of the old Eldridge Street police station in New York City’s Lower East Side moved into the new station house constructed for the men of the old Delancey Street station. Although the new station at the corner of Clinton and Delancey streets was more than big enough to accommodate everyone, the rival police cats, […]
1887: Punch and Chico, the Photogenic Dogs of Alice Austen That Lived Where History Was Made, Part II
Posted: 20th February 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Alice Austen, Gertrude Tate, New York History, Staten Island Poor Farm, Stephen Martineau
Chico and Punch, the two pampered pooches of photographer Alice Austen, on the porch of Clear Comfort, the 17th-century farmhouse on Staten Island where Alice spent most of her life. Chico and Punch lived with Alice for about 15 years, during which time she took many photos of them. Alice took this photograph in 1893. […]
