Posts Tagged ‘Tom Halton’

1939: Snooky, the Sophisticated, Salmon-Loving Cat of New York’s City Hall

Posted: 16th May 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Stories
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On May 3, 1939, one month after popular City Hall cat Tammany died at the Ellin Prince Speyer Hospital, an 11-month-old multicolored female cat from Woodside, Queens, made her debut at City Hall. The cat was the pet of City Hall night watchman Tom Halton, who had been greatly saddened by the passing of Tammany. […]