In history, one constant has been the bond between humans and their pets. From ancient times to today, people have cherished their animal companions.
These photos offer a glimpse into that enduring connection. Join us as we explore snapshots from the past, revealing the timeless love shared between people and their furry friends.
Mark Twain in a rocking chair on a porch with his cat, Dublin, New Hampshire, September 1906
A dog in a tuba, 1940s
A cat nestled in a carrier during an air raid, 1941
President Johnson in the pool with grandson Patrick and dog Yuki
Paparazzi surrounding Socks, Bill Clinton’s cat, c. 1992
Cats Blackie and Brownie Catching Squirts of Milk During Milking at Arch Badertscher’s dairy farm, Fresno, California, 1954
Russian Soldier befriending a cat on the front line. Ca. 1941-1945.
The cat photographer, 1909
A girl and her cat, San Antonio, TX, 1939
A lady feeding a homeless cat during World War II, Paris. 1939-1945.
Happy French Girl And Her Cat, 1959
”Our Michael”, October 1938,
A man and his cat. Taken in Skibotn, Norway by Ismo Hölttö, 1967
French soldiers passing by a dog wearing googles and smoking a pipe, 1915
No Dog Biscuits Today. London, 1939
An Aboriginal Australian man with his prized hunting dog, 1950.
Pep, the dog who was sentenced to life in prison for killing Pennsylvania governor’s cat. 1924.
A young boy playing banjo with his dog, 1920.
Abraham Lincoln’s beloved dog Fido – the first Presidential dog to be photographed
A scouting dog and a US Marine who is comfortably occupying a foxhole in Guam, during World War II, 1944
Dog with soldier equipment . 1939
A police officer and his dog riding a motorcycle c. 1930
Little girl and her pet toad at a pet show, Venice Beach, California, 1936.
Actress Phyllis Gordon and her Pet Cheetah, 1939
Actress Tippi Hedren playing in the pool with her pet lion, Neil
Audrey Hepburn shopping with her pet deer “Ip” in Beverly Hills, CA, 1958.
An American soldier with a pet kangaroo, 1942
Dwarf Henry Behrens dances with his pet cat in the doorway of his Worthing home, 1956
Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter, with one of her pet spider monkeys (Mexico 1944)
French starlet Philomene Toulouse with her pet fox. Cannes, France, May 1962
A young Kenyan woman holds her pet deer in Mombassa, March 1909.
Salvador Dalí walking his pet anteater in Paris, 1969
Nicholas II watching the Romanov family pet elephant bathe in a pond at Tsarskoe Selo c. 1910
A marine with his pet kitten in the Korean War, 1952
President Lyndon Baines Johnson playing with his pet beagle ‘Him’, 1965
