Tige" the White House cat and pet of Mrs. Coolidge has been returned" – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Tige" the White House cat and pet of Mrs. Coolidge has been returned"
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Tige, a cat belonging to Grace Coolidge, wife of President Calvin Coolidge, went missing from the White House in March 1924. A guard at the Navy Department, Benjamin Fink, found him wandering around the Navy Building and returned him to the White House right away. Washington radio stations had broadcast news of the disappearance, so the cat's safe return drew public attention. This photograph by Herbert E. French is one of several in an album covering March and April 1924.
| Created / published | 1924 March 25. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Herbert E. French |
| Notes | Caption continues: Benj. Fink, guard at the Navy Dept. found Tige promenading around the Navy Bldg. and immediately returned him to the White House. Tige's" disappearance was broadcasted by Wash. radio stations. In album: 1 March to 30 April 1924 |
| Subjects | Coolidge, Grace Goodhue,--1879-1957--Animals & pets. Pets--1920-1930. Cats--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,243 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-207471 |
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