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Untitled photo, possibly related to: Point Pleasant, West Virginia. A child with a small puppy and a kitten. Photo by Arthur S. Siegel, May 1943. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8d30033

Puppy Love

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Some of us can think of no better companions than our pets, and photographic evidence shows that members of previous generations were like-minded.

Dog lovers out there may be interested to know that the Prints & Photographs Division collections feature many pictures of people and puppies spending time in each other’s company, such as these:

Greenville, South Carolina. Air Service Command. Lieutenant Rosen of the Quartermaster Truck Company, 25th service group, with a pet puppy. Photo by Jack Delano, July 1943. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8d32005
Rossbach, Miss, holding puppies, standing outdoors. Photo by Arnold Genthe, Jun 30, 1932. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/agc.7a02015
Puppy being walked on leash. Photo by Angelo Rizzuto, September 1957. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.70170

Among the interspecies snapshots in the collection, there may be none cuter than those showing small children interacting with adorable puppies. These photographs show children playing affectionately with some canine – and in one case feline – friends:

Untitled photo, possibly related to: The Sounders children playing with their puppy “Blitz.” Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Jack Delano, April 1942. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8d03788
Untitled photo, possibly related to: Point Pleasant, West Virginia. A child with a small puppy and a kitten. Photo by Arthur S. Siegel, May 1943. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8d30033
Point Pleasant, West Virginia. A small child with a puppy. Photo by Arthur S. Siegel, May 1943. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8d30030

Of course, puppies grow up, and older pets are just as valued, as evidenced by this photo of a boy hugging his rather large dog:

Middle River, Maryland. A FSA (Farm Security Administration) housing project (later National Housing Authority) for Glenn L. Martin aircraft workers. A boy and his dog. Photo by John Collier, Jr., 1943 Aug. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8d32197

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  1. About time you featured dogs and not just cats, much as we love Brunhilde! These are a delight – thanks!

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