Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, France, early 1900s.
The "Garbage Rataud" is the oldest company of Fontenay-le-Comte, small town in Vendée, France. It was established on 11 October 1879. We see here the first pump of the company, in front of the Café des Loges. Staff poses for a photo, the sitting man is the collector of rabbit skins.
The Café des Loges was owned by my maternal great-grandparents in the early twentieth century.
L'entreprise de vidange Rataud est la plus ancienne maison fontenaisienne. Elle a été créée le 11 octobre 1879. Nous sommes ici en présence de la première motopompe de l'entreprise, devant le café des Loges. Le personnel pose pour la photo avec, de passage, le ramasseur de peaux de lapins.
Le café des Loges appartenait à mes arrière-grands-parents maternels au début des années 1900.
Cette photo apparaît dans le très intéressant livre de la Collection Mémoire en Images, "Fontenay-le-Comte", Ed. Gérard Baud.
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