Medicine Time | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society

Postcard

Medicine Time

Medicine Time | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society
Photographic postcard of the Middleton family dog, Tootsie, dressed as a nurse, attending to Tommy the cat, who rests in a doll cradle. A bottle of "Catnip Tea" sits on the bedside table. Caption reads: "Medicine time."
DESCRIPTION
Photographic postcard of the Middleton family dog, Tootsie, dressed as a nurse, attending to Tommy the cat, who rests in a doll cradle. A bottle of "Catnip Tea" sits on the bedside table. Caption reads: "Medicine time."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:80502
Creation Date: 1909
Creator Name:Middleton, Clara, 1852-1910
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Middleton family photographs, circa 1892-circa 1950s
Genre:Postcard
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 6407.1.1
Original Dimensions:5.5 x 3.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
One of a series of photographs of the Middleton pets dressed as patient and nurse. Forest Middleton noted in his diary February 6, 1909, "... helped Ma take some pictures of Tootsie and the cat dressed up and in a baby carriage." See also Image ID: 80488, 80496, 80509, 80512, 80514, 80516, and 80519.
SUBJECTS
Cats
Dogs
Pets
Costume
Hats
Furniture
Interior decoration
Medicine
Indoor photography
Portrait photography
Toys
Clocks and watches

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