Tyger [i.e. Tiger], White House cat
still image
graphic
Portrait photographs-1920-1930.
Glass negatives.
xxu
1924
monographic
[1924]
eng
1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
Photograph shows Benjamin Fink, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding Tiger, referred to as "Tige", the White House cat with President Calvin Coolidge.
No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see National Photo Company Collection - Rights and Restrictions Information
Caption from similar photograph: Benj. Fink, guard at the Navy Dept. found Tige promenading around the Navy Bldg. and immediately returned him to the White House. Tige's disappearance was broadcasted by Wash. radio stations. (Source: album: 1 March to 30 April 1924, v. 2, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, p. 25, no. 29633)
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve.
Date from negatives in same range.
Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947.
General information about the National Photo Company collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.npco
This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings.
Coolidge, Grace Goodhue,
1879-1957
Animals & pets
Pets
1920-1930
Cats
Washington (D.C.)
1920-1930
LC-F8- 29634
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/npcc.10856
National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress)
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LC-DIG-npcc-10856 DLC
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