Cuteness Overload: 50 Heartwarming Historical Photographs

While we’re on the topic of the therapeutic qualities of animals and their ability to provide us with love and comfort, here’s another cute picture of a girl hugging her cat, smiling from ear to ear, taken in 1959. While we can’t exactly say the cat is sharing her expression of pure joy, we’d like to think he shares her feelings of love and happiness.

I guess some things never change, and one of those things is the connection between people and their pets. It’s crazy to think of how much our world and our society has changed over the decades since this photo was taken, but one thing that remains constant is our love and appreciation for our pets, and the unique connections that we form with them.