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Hairless cat and white dog by bookshelves – Antique Print

Hairless cat and white dog by bookshelves — historic image
Hairless cat and white dog by bookshelves. Historic image from the Books & Writers collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Hairless cat and white dog by bookshelves comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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Hairless cat and white dog by bookshelves

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Two animals share the frame here: a hairless cat and a white dog, set against rows of bookshelves. The pairing of a pet with a library or study wall was a familiar domestic image, and it suggests a home where books were kept within easy reach of daily life. Hairless cats are uncommon, and their smooth, bare skin made them stand out in photographs of the period. Since the record gives no names, place or date, the picture is best read as a glimpse of an everyday interior rather than a documented event.

Original scan1,387 × 1,850 px · prints to 5 × 6 in at 300 dpi
Reference109293953_ebf4427d3d_o ripley & nesca striatic

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