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In 1915, Harry Whittier Frees published a book called The Little Folks of Animal Land. In it, Frees dressed up kittens and puppies in a bunch of human scenarios and created comical scenes. Because people have generally always loved laughing at animals in people clothes — long before ICanHazCheeseburger figured it out. Click through for a bunch of cute photos of pups and kitties from ye olde times.
Contents
“Who You Callin’ A Dunce?”
![](https://thefrisky.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Who-You-Callin-A-Dunce-730x1032.jpg)
Source: The Frisky
“What’s Delaying My Dinner?”
![](https://thefrisky.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Harry_Whittier_Frees_-_Whats_Delaying_My_Dinner-730x1100.jpg)
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“Purra Plays a Joke on Prowler.”
![](https://thefrisky.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Harry_Whittier_Frees_-_Purra_Plays_a_Joke_on_Prowler-730x548.jpg)
Source: The Frisky
“Mrs. Bufkins had a Busy Day.”
![](https://thefrisky.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Harry_Whittier_Frees_-_Mrs._Bufkins_had_a_Busy_Day-730x542.jpg)
Source: The Frisky
“Rosie was a patient model.”
![](https://thefrisky.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Rosie-was-a-patient-model-730x538.jpg)
Source: The Frisky
“Playtime.”
![](https://thefrisky.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Playtime-730x584.jpg)
Source: The Frisky
“Mrs. Bufkins Takes Barker’s Place.”
![](https://thefrisky.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Harry_Whittier_Frees_-_Mrs._Bufkins_Takes_Barkers_Place-730x539.jpg)
Source: The Frisky
Original by Julie Gerstein