National Dairy Cattle Congress. Four Ayrshire cows. Written on back: "Ayrshire Dairy Herd, 1st in Dec 1964, Meredith Farm" and "3." Back is stamped: "All Requests will be filled by Van Dervort-Lewis Photography, 73 E. Main St., Cooleskin, N. Y., Phone AF 4-2041." On the bottom right of photo: "Strohmeyer & Carpenter." Ox. Cow. Henry A. Strohmeyer Jr.'s father was the official photographer for President Theodore Roosevelt. Henry Jr. cofounded Strohmeyer & Carpenter with John T. Carpenter in 1928. They traveled 75,000 miles a year to photograph livestock. Some of their clients were the Rockerfellers, J. C. Penney, and Carnation Milk. They dissolved the partnership in 1960, and Mr. Strohmeyer retired in 1969. He died in 1972. Source for this is from The New York Times obituary titled, "Henry H. Stohmeyer Jr. Dies: Photographer wa 81" dated September 30, 1972. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/09/30/archives/henry-a-gtrohmeyer-jr-dies-livestock-photographer-was-811.html Grout Museum District. Additional photographs and artifacts can be found on the Grout Museum Districts online collections website at https://gmdistrict.catalogaccess.com/
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National Dairy Cattle Congress. Four Ayrshire cows. Written on back: "Ayrshire Dairy Herd, 1st in Dec 1964, Meredith Farm" and "3." Back is stamped: "All Requests will be filled by Van Dervort-Lewis Photography, 73 E. Main St., Cooleskin, N. Y., Phone AF 4-2041." On the bottom right of photo: "Strohmeyer & Carpenter." Ox. Cow. Henry A. Strohmeyer Jr.'s father was the official photographer for President Theodore Roosevelt. Henry Jr. cofounded Strohmeyer & Carpenter with John T. Carpenter in 1928. They traveled 75,000 miles a year to photograph livestock. Some of their clients were the Rockerfellers, J. C. Penney, and Carnation Milk. They dissolved the partnership in 1960, and Mr. Strohmeyer retired in 1969. He died in 1972. Source for this is from The New York Times obituary titled, "Henry H. Stohmeyer Jr. Dies: Photographer wa 81" dated September 30, 1972. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/09/30/archives/henry-a-gtrohmeyer-jr-dies-livestock-photographer-was-811.html Grout Museum District. Additional photographs and artifacts can be found on the Grout Museum Districts online collections website at https://gmdistrict.catalogaccess.com/