Room 8 Enamel Pin

This soft enamel pin is based of the very real kitty named Room 8, a hefty grey tabby that had claimed a classroom at Elysian Heights Elementary as his own. 

In the Fall of 1962, photographer Richard Hewett was hired by Look magazine to document a day in the life of L.A.’s most famous feline. In 2019, the Los Angeles Public Library acquired Richard Hewett’s extensive photographic archive, including 297 images of Room 8.

Check out Room 8: A Cat in the Classroom by Photo Friends here.

LAPL's exhibition is on view at Central Library, History & Genealogy Department from August 18 – January 11.