Title
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, chimpanzee discovered in a barrel in 1908
Caption
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, chimpanzee discovered in a barrel in 1908
French department : 85 - Vendée
Region : Pays-de-la-Loire
Vintage postcard. End of 19th - early 20th century
Info+
In 1908, sailors discovered a barrel washed up on the beach, still in good condition. They opened it and found that it contained rum. Delighted with their find, they took it back in a cart, but on the way, the barrel fell and broke. They then discovered that the rum they had started drinking was actually used to preserve the corpse of a monkey. The unfortunate sailors became the laughing stock of all the inhabitants of Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, who soon nicknamed them the "monkey brandy drinkers".
Date
1908
Credit line
Photo12/1Clic
Reference
CLI13A04_369
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
25,3Mb (2,3Mb) / 12,2in x 8,0in / 3674 x 2406 (300dpi)