National Dairy Cattle Congress. 10 Ayrshire cows' backside with teen boy kneeing in front of them. Stamped on the back: "The number of this photo is 13998. Refer to same in ordering extra prints. Cook & Gormley, Union Stock Yard, Chicago, Ill." Handwritten: "Iowa State Ayrshire Herd. Ayrshire Assn., Branden, Vermont, Dairy Cattle Congress, Waterloo, Iowa, 1939." Printed label attached to the back that says: "The red and white Ayrshire breed are noted for their unifrmity in conformation and their beauty. Here is a herd exhibited at a recent National Dairy Cattle Congress. The 1954 Exhibition is scheduled to be held October 2 to 9, inclusive at Waterloo, Iowa. Thi photo apparently was being used in the "Creamery Journal", since there are printing instructions typed on the back: "Copper halftone, 120 screen, 11, corresponding depth, cut off at top and bottom at lines, Creamery Journal. Rush." Handwritten is "5715/2". Ox. Cow. 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. 10 Ayrshire cows' backside with teen boy kneeing in front of them. Stamped on the back: "The number of this photo is 13998. Refer to same in ordering extra prints. Cook & Gormley, Union Stock Yard, Chicago, Ill." Handwritten: "Iowa State Ayrshire Herd. Ayrshire Assn., Branden, Vermont, Dairy Cattle Congress, Waterloo, Iowa, 1939." Printed label attached to the back that says: "The red and white Ayrshire breed are noted for their unifrmity in conformation and their beauty. Here is a herd exhibited at a recent National Dairy Cattle Congress. The 1954 Exhibition is scheduled to be held October 2 to 9, inclusive at Waterloo, Iowa. Thi photo apparently was being used in the "Creamery Journal", since there are printing instructions typed on the back: "Copper halftone, 120 screen, 11, corresponding depth, cut off at top and bottom at lines, Creamery Journal. Rush." Handwritten is "5715/2". Ox. Cow. Grout Museum District. Additional photographs and artifacts can be found on the Grout Museum Districts online collections website at https://gmdistrict.catalogaccess.com/