Photo Number 1645

This is an old snapshot from the Tin Ceiling a Antique Shop in Park Rapids Minnesota.

A man and his bull in front of a haystack..  The bull was the  foundation of his herd of cattle.

The bulls all had nose rings, I remember feeling sorry for ours.  He was very gentle and I used to pet him all the time.  One day I wandered into the pasture and was petting his leg, it caused a bit of excitement…I was saved by one of the neighbor boys…of course I was certain I was in no danger.

It would be nice if someone would recognize this old snapshot…I would love to have a photo of my grandfather with one of his bulls.

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Photo Number 961

This is a photo from 1934.  I have no idea where I got it.  It was one of those photos that slipped through the cracks in my scanning naming system.

Edward and the bull Tim 1934 and the developers mark HAK in Bemidji Minn.

That looks like a Guernsey bull to me..but I am no cow expert..even though I have milked a few milk cows.  In days gone by, the farmers were very proud of their bulls especially ones that threw good offspring.  To have a photo with a promising or proven bull was quite normal. ( I think they liked to show off the photos to their friends.)

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