Name/Title
THOMAS TEMPLE'S CATEntry/Object ID
96.7.48.2Description
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of Thomas Temple's cat, ca. 1920s. The cat stands at the center on a dirt area and faces the camera with its tail up. It has white fur above the nose; the bottom part of the face; the chest; bottom of the legs; the paws; and at the top part of its left hind leg. The rest of the fur is dark. At the sides, foreground, and background are a variety of plants and flowers. Written at the bottom edge in blue ink is, "Tom's cat." At the center of the back is a stamp that reads, "ANDERSON / Photo Service / EL MONTE." At the bottom left corner is the number, "1." The photograph was housed in Agnes Temple's album which is item 96.7.94.1 along with many other photographs which span 96.7.1.1-.93.1. Contact sheets 2000.159.1.1-.8 show the original positioning of the images within the album. With a stain at the bottom, surface soiling, and a crease across the center, the artifact is in poor condition.
Number-Units: 1Lexicon
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Cats, GardensSearch Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Anderson Photo Service, Domestic animals, Photography of cats