1938 International Live Stock Exposition Signed, Annotated Official Catalog NR

Description

You are bidding on an original copy of the
1938 International Live Stock Exhibition
Official Catalog
that was once owned by Don Ornduff, who attended the Exposition as a writer for the
American
Hereford Journal
. (His signature appears on the front cover.)
An annual event,
Chicago’s
International Live Stock Exposition
was the largest such show in the world.
Competing for valuable cash prizes were cattle, sheep, swine, and draft horses that had previously won top honors at state and regional fairs. In addition to the livestock judging contests, there was an evening horse show, agricultural displays, and farm-related educational exhibits.
In 1938, the Exposition took place from November 26
th
to December 3
rd
.
It was held in Chicago’s
International Amphitheater
located next to the
Union Stock Yard
.
This copy contains Don Ornduff’s hand-written notes regarding the judging events involving Hereford cattle.
At page 189, for example, these notes refer to 17-year-old Ralph Hess, Jr. of Verden, Oklahoma and his steer
Davie Hazford
which had been the breed champion among the Hereford steers in the junior show.
According to Ornduff’s notes, Ralph’s family was in the cattle business.
Earlier, two of Ralph’s steers, which had the same sire as
Davie
Hazford
, had been reserve grand champions in Oklahoma City.
Also, on page 189 is
what might be
the autograph of Irene Brown, the 14-year-old 4-H girl from Aledo, Illinois whose Angus steer
Mercer
was the 1938 Grand Champion.
Donald R. Ornduff (1907-1998) later served as editor of the
American Hereford Journal
.
In 1957 he wrote
The Hereford in America; a compilation of historic facts about the breed’s background and bloodlines
which he published privately.
This copy comes from a non-smoking household.
It is clean, has tight binding, and is in very good condition.
324 pages.
This copy will be shipped via USPS media mail with tracking and insurance.
Original copies of the
Official Catalog
from the 1938
International Live Stock Exhibition
seldom if ever turn up on
eBay
or at
ABE Books
. Finding one containing notes and annotations from a recognized authority on Hereford cattle who also signed his name is a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.
This copy has been priced to sell with a low opening bid.
If you collect books and other memorabilia on livestock and livestock shows,
don’t let it get away from you because someone outbid you at the last minute.
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.