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Nurse Will Make the Bed
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Photographic postcard of the Middleton family dog, in nurse's dress and cap, straightening the bedding on a doll cradle as the cat sits in a chair, bandaged and covered with a blanket.
1909
Middleton, Clara, 1852-1910
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WHi 80509
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Cat in Baby Carriage
1909
Photographic postcard of the Middleton family cat sleeping in a doll carriage under a crocheted baby blanket, wearing a matching bonnet.
Medicine Time
1909
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 r...
Able to Sit Up
1909
Photographic postcard of a cat, with head bandaged and foreleg in a sling, sitting in a rocking chair, as Tootsie the dog, dressed as a nurse, is standing with front paws on the side rail of a dol...
Better Call a Doctor
1909
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.
Tommy is Ill
1909
Photographic postcard of the Middleton family dog, Tootsie, dressed as a nurse, attending to Tommy the cat, who rests in a doll cradle. Caption reads: "Tommy is ill."
Tommy is Well Again
1909
Photographic postcard of Tommy the cat sitting in a high chair as Tootsie, the dog, stands alongside. Both wear long dresses; the dog also wears a cardigan sweater.
