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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania, January 4, 1920 Thomas Guilfoyle, the purser, finding that beer was too scarce, cut off Zulia’s daily supply, but Zulia insisted on her brew. When she found it was not forthcoming she picked up her kittens and...   High-res

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania, January 4, 1920

Thomas Guilfoyle, the purser, finding that beer was too scarce, cut off Zulia’s daily supply, but Zulia insisted on her brew. When she found it was not forthcoming she picked up her kittens and marched off the ship. 

Sailors know it is a bad sign when a cat walks off a ship. They hunted up Zulia and her tribe on the pier. They tempted them with milk, but Zulia held out for the “stuff with a kick,” Simspson declared. Finally a bottle of 2.75 was produced and poured into a bowl.

Early surveillance camera, LIFE Magazine, December 18. 1937 A crime is being committed here, right before your eyes, as this night prowler steals a quart of milk from the porch of Charles F. Norris of Portland, Ore. Annoyed at repeated thefts of his...   High-res

Early surveillance camera, LIFE Magazine, December 18. 1937

A crime is being committed here, right before your eyes, as this night prowler steals a quart of milk from the porch of Charles F. Norris of Portland, Ore. Annoyed at repeated thefts of his milk, Mr. Norris, who is photographer for the University of Oregon’s Medical School, set two bottles on a board, placed the board on a spring, ran wires from the spring to flashlight bulbs and his camera, which was focused on the bottles. When the thief lifted a bottle, he set off bulbs and camera. This picture is what Mr. Norris found on his film. But, even with this good clue, the police have not yet been after to capture the unshaven youth with a prison haircut.