Dressed kittens

So, my girlfriend is into this animal photographer named Harry Whittier Frees, basically because she loves photography of animals dressed up in human clothes. Apparently, Frees was active in the early 20th century and lots of his photos turn up on postcards (she collects these). They look like this:



So, looking for information about Frees, she stumbles on this website. It has Frees photos...and a whole lot more.

Dressed Cats

Anyhow, I know how people here love dressed up kittens...and puppies...and bunnies. Go here and see things like this:



[Edited on Jan 20, 2004 by betiz]

So. This Frees guy's a Nazi, right? Because that shit is evil.

those kitties all look very serious.

Well, I don't know about the "Nazi" part...but you're right, it's evil. I heard that this band does slayer covers:

Serious? They look like they're begging on the inside for someone to put a bullet in their furry little heads and end the misery and humiliation. "Please kill me, please?"

Poor kitties. Though freckle's kitty in the sheep hat looks pretty durn cute.

Miserable? I don't know if you're right about that...this one looks like he's out for some outlaw blood...



And THIS one looks like he's angry we've disturbed him...with his fancy radio and headphones...

These are really starting to creep me out, man.

The little dog with the headphones looks like he's trying to contact the dead.

what a bunch of odd photos. did he have to drug the kitties and puppies to get them to stay like that? 'cause from what i know of kitties and puppies, they just don't stay like that normally...

See!?! I'm not the only one who thinks these little fuckers are weird!

(thanks sylvan, i was feelin' lonely here. )

Okay, I just laughed so hard that I snorted. Seriously, those pics are so disturbing, yet so funny.

Poor evil kitties.

Then you won't want to see this one....



Or this one:

this is so odd ...
forget it, i'm speechless.

Mother of fucking pearl! What kind of sicko whackjob was this Frees guy, anyway?
What the fizzuck is he doing to that poor little bunny? Is that what happens to an animal that doesn't want to participate in his depraved dress up fantasies?

Oh, i feel dirty. I think i'm gonna go scrub off with a Brilo pad. Errgghh.

I have absolutely no fucking idea. This is my girlfriend's collection and I am the principal beneficiary of her collecting ways. To me, they're just really, really fucking funny. And OLD-FASHIONED. I scanned a couple of her own things, so I'll post them just for shits and giggles.

For example, what the fuck is this:



Something in pants? What does this mean?

This one must date to the early days of film:



In fact, the cat they're watching appears on another Frees post card, so it's a tie in.

And this one...this one's my favorite. It has no writing on it, but I refer to the dog pictured as "The Baron."

Whoops...double post...

[Edited on Jan 20, 2004 by betiz]

My girlfriend just told me that "Pants" and "The Baron" (in the previous post) are not pictures taken by Frees. She also said that there were a bunch of people taking this kind of picture (i.e. animals dressed as humans) in the early 1900s, in case you're keeping score.

why would anyone think this is cute? how mean to the kitties, that bastard. they must be so humiliated.

how do they get the kittens to stand up for the photos?

plus they are hideous!! not nice!

Poor widdle kitties. I know my cat hates even having something on her head for a second, so I really don't see how he got them to stay still so long.

this is terrible! half of them look stuffed hahaha

[Edited on Jan 21, 2004 by throatneedle]