Kitten emerging from pot of milk after falling into it, 1940

Aspiring ballerina Edwina Seaver relaxing on sofa at home with Siamese cat Ting Ling, 1940

A cat in a carrier during an air raid, 1941

Portrait of Blackie, life photographer Gjon Mili’s cat, 1943

A husky Persian cat, 1945

Baby the seeing-eye cat, 1947

Cat on wheels, 1948

A cat named Monkey with a large hat collection, circa 1948/1949

Nipper, the corn-loving cat, 1951

Mitten the cat, Tosen the dog, 1955