Sitting Wild Cat

Name/Title

Sitting Wild Cat

Entry/Object ID

CTS016

Description

Los Gatos - Spanish Name for "The Cats." Chained bobcat sitting. It was not unusual to see bobcats in the hills south of Los Gatos. Sometimes they were captured, sometimes killed. A hunter might decide to drive into town with the cat strapped to the hood of his car, so that everyone could see the animal. Poems appearing in the 1913 Wildcat annual indicate that a living bobcat served as a mascot at sports events. "Bought by the boys for a five dollar bill," the cat died an untimely death just before a basketball game with Campbell. The cause of death may have been an improper diet or simply a lack of food. CTS016

Subject

Cats; Postcards

Collection

Cats

Postcard Details

Primary Language

eng

Notes

Date: unknown

Dimensions

Height

13.73 cm

Width

8.45 cm

Location

* Untyped Location

Los Gatos Public Library

Copyright

Notes

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