[Edg-Clif Resolute Heir, a large Hereford bull, who was 1954 Grand Champion of the Missouri State Fair, facing the camera] – Antique Print
![[Edg-Clif Resolute Heir, a large Hereford bull, who was 1954 Grand Champion of the Missouri State Fair, facing the camera], 1955 — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f2/f2f7ed14658b-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: [Edg-Clif Resolute Heir, a large Hereford bull, who was 1954 Grand Champion of the Missouri State Fair, facing the camera], preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Edg-Clif Resolute Heir, a large Hereford bull, who was 1954 Grand Champion of the Missouri State Fair, facing the camera]
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A large Hereford bull named Edg-Clif Resolute Heir stands squarely facing the camera in this 1955 photographic print, his broad white face and red coat clearly visible. The caption card identifies him as the 1954 Grand Champion at the Missouri State Fair, a title that rewarded the breeding and conformation prized by show judges in the postwar years. Livestock shows of this kind were a central part of rural fairs, where pedigree and physical form determined a breeder's reputation. The record is noted as unverified, so the details come from the caption card rather than independent documentation.
| Created / published | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,178 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-160027 |
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