Postcard
Better Call a Doctor
| 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. |
| Image ID: | 80496 |
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| Creation Date: | 1909 |
| Creator Name: | Middleton, Clara, 1852-1910 |
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| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Middleton, Clara, 1852-1910 : Middleton family photographs, circa 1892-circa 1920 |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6407.1.1 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| 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, 80502, 80509, 80512, 80514, 80516, and 80519. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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