According to the Seamen’s Church Institute of New York (one of the city’s oldest maritime establishments), cats and dogs were the most popular mascots on ships in the good old days. Seamen were especially fond of cats, as they brought good luck to a maiden voyage. The Institute also seemed to favor cats, and in fact had numerous feline mascots at its New York City headquarters on South Street during the 1900s.
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1940s: Bosun and the Missionary Cats of the Seamen’s Church Institute of NYC
Posted: 18th March 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat MenTags: 50 Broadway, Cats of Old New York, Christine A. Hartmann, Floating Church, Seafaring cats, Seamen's Church Institute, Ship cats
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