Babou (ocelot)
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Babou was a pet ocelot and frequent companion of the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí in the 1960s. A cat lover, Dalí claimed to have been given the animal by the head of state of Colombia. Babou's dat
Salvador Dalí (left) and Babou (right), 1965
SS France (1960)
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SS France was a Compagnie Générale Transatlantique ocean liner, constructed by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard at Saint-Nazaire, France, and put into service in February 1962. From the time of
Babou (ocelot)
…the day it escaped and sent the guests at the Meurice scurrying like rats for cover.” Babou also accompanied Dalí on a transatlantic crossing on the SS France…
SS France laid up in Le Havre, 1978
Maiden voyage cover.
SS France
Poster advertising France's 1965 Christmas and New Year's cruise to the West African coast.