1. The full nursery rhyme:
Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have  you been? “I’ve been to London to look  at the queen.” Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did  you there? “I frightened a little mouse  under the chair.”
-Mother Goose
blackandwtf:

1932-1934
The above is a cigarette card from 1932-1934 that would have been found in a pack of De Reszke Army Club Cigarettes.
(via nypl)

    The full nursery rhyme:

    Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been?
    “I’ve been to London to look at the queen.”
    Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you there?
    “I frightened a little mouse under the chair.”

    -Mother Goose

    blackandwtf:

    1932-1934

    The above is a cigarette card from 1932-1934 that would have been found in a pack of De Reszke Army Club Cigarettes.

    (via nypl)

     
  2. Cruelty, 1885, from Harper’s via NYPL.
Found through this great flickr account.

    Cruelty, 1885, from Harper’s via NYPL.

    Found through this great flickr account.