THOMAS TEMPLE'S CAT

Photograph

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

THOMAS TEMPLE'S CAT

Entry/Object ID

96.7.83.4

Description

Color: Black; White A black and white photograph of Thomas Temple's cat, ca. 1930s. The cat stands at the center on a dirt walkway and faces the camera. It has black fur everywhere on its body except at the top of the nose, around the mouth, at the chest, and bottom the portion of the front legs where the fur is white. At the right is a planter bordered with many stones and bricks. Several small plants are within the planter. Across the background is part of a portico and the bottom portion of a door. At the center of the back is a blue stamp for Anderson Photo Service in El Monte and the number "2." The image was housed in Agnes Temple's photo 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 only light stains across the bottom edge, the artifact is in good condition. Number-Units: 1

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Cats, Gardens

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Two-dimensional, Photographs, Anderson Photo Service, Domestic animals

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Photographs