Blossom Time was the cattery name chosen by Denny & Laura Dayton who are largely responsible for early development of the Ragdoll we know today. The photos below show Denny & Laura along with a number of their cats. These photos were taken in the 1970s and 80s.
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![Early Photos - Blossom Time 1](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043035im_/http://ragdollhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14_2d2237efbb90f9ace628d14c4297affd-200x200.jpg)
![Early Photos - Blossom Time 2](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043035im_/http://ragdollhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14_6b2b346ef799ddf1308cf6a586250168-200x200.jpg)
![Early Photos - Blossom Time 3](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043035im_/http://ragdollhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14_6e70b5142d76025cdd52a9d5f1b608a1-200x200.jpg)
![Early Photos - Blossom Time 4](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043035im_/http://ragdollhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14_07f808e9fa623a77f8e536c56be06327-200x200.jpg)
![Early Photos - Blossom Time 5](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043035im_/http://ragdollhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14_9c64e0960a35af5bcf250c9cb510e0fd-200x200.jpg)
![Early Photos - Blossom Time 6](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043035im_/http://ragdollhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14_9fefabb14729fe0ac77d6b51a62a4645-200x200.jpg)
![Early Photos - Blossom Time 7](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043035im_/http://ragdollhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14_19f83ba1fd9d920b339185b8df084fcb-200x200.jpg)
![Early Photos - Blossom Time 8](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043035im_/http://ragdollhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14_76cd0109562551aa8845c98a0be9aca3-200x200.jpg)
![Early Photos - Blossom Time 9](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043035im_/http://ragdollhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14_93ffe270c01c16a20babfb84acfa3dfe-200x200.jpg)
![Early Photos - Blossom Time 10](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043035im_/http://ragdollhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14_1041965d2d5d87e83259d3f64ad060d0-200x200.jpg)
![Early Photos - Blossom Time 11](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043035im_/http://ragdollhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14_a71894dc836ff38cd7e5820e5a6f189b-200x200.jpg)
![Early Photos - Blossom Time 12](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043035im_/http://ragdollhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14_ac3d7492c606b38a89883619ec4e4cb1-200x200.jpg)
Bron: Ragdoll Historical Society