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Agricultural exhibitions

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = TD

Found in 154 Collections and/or Records:

"Mahmud" (296), Polo and Riding Pony Stallion, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1870
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the polo and riding pony stallion, "Mahmud" (296) standing in a paddock with stables in the background at an agricultural show in 1907. The stallion was owned by [John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl] the Marquis of Tullibardine, MVO, DSO, Dunkeld House, Dunkeld and won the Prince of Wales Gold Medal at the Show of the Highland and Agricultural Society.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Medals, 1866-1931

 Series
Identifier: Coll-14/1
Scope and Contents

The types of medals awarded range from academic prizes during Ewart's school and University days to awards for agricultural shows. There are also some medals from various bodies such as the Zoological Society and Agricultural Society.

Dates: 1866-1931

Merino Ram, "Wellington", Fine-Wooled, 5 Years, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2799
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the 5 year old, fine-wooled Merino ram, "Wellington" that was the Grand Champion, Champion and first prize winner of many shows and was owned and bred by A A Dangar of Gostwyck, Wialla, New England, New South Wales in the early/mid 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Merino Rams, Palermo Show, [Buenos Aires, Argentina], 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1643
Scope and Contents

Photograph of five Merino rams standing in a road with two men at the Palermo Show, [Buenos Aires, Argentina] in September 1908.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Non-Pedigreed Shorthorn (1st Prize), Palermo Show, [Buenos Aires, Argentina], 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2705
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a non-pedigreed Shorthorn bull that won first prize at the Palermo Show in [Buenos Aires, Argentina] in September 1903.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

North Devon Cow, "Fairmaid" (9351), 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2428
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the North Devon cow, "Fairmaid" (9351), winner at the Royal show in 1888 standing next to a barn.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Notable Potato Raisers, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/3227
Scope and Contents

Four portrait photographs of 'notable potato raisers' at the first potato exhibition and conference of the Scottish Horticultural Association in Edinburgh in October 1912. The men in the photographs are: John Nicol, Auchterlonie; T S Chapman of Wester Hill House, Bathgate; James Kerr of Banff; and Professor J H Wilson, D.Sc. St, Andrew's University.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Ongole Cattle Show, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2726
Scope and Contents

Photograph of an Ongole cattle show in India in the early 20th century with the cattle in pens in a wooded field with men minding them.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Pair of Gumsoor Cattle, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/825
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a pair of Gumsoor cattle being exhibited by an Indian man at an exhibition with a marquee in the background in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Parade of Draught Horses, Royal Show, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/367
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a parade of Draught horses in an enclosure at a Royal Show with a marquee in the background in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s