Gerald Merket and Sergeant Robert Weir

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20052309

Description

Gerald Merket, of Cisco, Texas, left, shows a prize Hereford bull to Sergeant Robert Weir, of Glasgow, Scotland, at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show. The bull, Larry Domino H. 13th, was the reserve grand champion Hereford bull of the show. The two men are standing on either side of the animal. Gerald Merket is wearing his Army Air Force cadet uniform. Sergeant Weir, of the Royal Air Force, is wearing his military uniform. Sergeant Weir has his leg raised up on one of the bales of hay in front of the bull, and is holding the rope that is around the bull's mouth. Merket is petting the bull. In the background are more cattle.

Archival Date

1942-03-21

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1520

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Military personnel; Cattle; Bulls