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Cat in Rocking Chair
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Jennie and Edgar Krueger's cat Tramp dressed up in old boys' clothes and sitting in a rocking chair. The cat has its paws on a board that has been placed over the arms of the chair. Two pins holding a piece of cloth against the back of the chair read: "Compliments of Santa Claus at Racek's," and bear a likeness of the face of Santa Claus.
1905
Krueger, Alexander
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