Episode 5: The Monkey on Her Back

In 1939, LIFE photojournalist Hansel Mieth took a photograph that would haunt her for the rest of her life. That photograph was … of a monkey.

In this episode, Aimee talks about the time she handled a print of this image and the surprising history behind it.

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