[Two children enjoying the commotion caused at meal time when a dog has chased a cat onto the back of their father] / A. Willard. – Vintage Wall Art
![[Two children enjoying the commotion caused at meal time when a dog has chased a cat onto the back of their father] / A. Willard., Cleveland, O[hio] : Published by J.F. Ryder, c1874. — historic image](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ad/adda89fdde7d-L.webp)
(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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[Two children enjoying the commotion caused at meal time when a dog has chased a cat onto the back of their father] / A. Willard. comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Two children enjoying the commotion caused at meal time when a dog has chased a cat onto the back of their father] / A. Willard.
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At the dinner table, a dog has chased a cat onto the back of the children's father, and the two children seem to be enjoying every moment of the uproar. Published in Cleveland, Ohio, around 1874 by J.F. Ryder, the picture belongs to a popular tradition of comic domestic scenes that turned ordinary family life into slapstick. The title does much of the storytelling, and the children's delight is worth noticing, since their reactions carry the joke as much as the animals do. The record credits A. Willard as the creator.
| Created / published | Cleveland, O[hio] : Published by J.F. Ryder, c1874. |
|---|---|
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,269 × 2,548 px · prints to 11 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 10 |
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