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Katanning Historical Society > Records

H.O. Beeck with Prize Winning Ram

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WJ Ford, Katanning

c. 1933

Subcollections

Livestock-Sheep

Overview

A sepia photograph of a man dressed in a suit and wearing a hat standing behind a ram which has ribbons around its neck and body.

Historical information

From the ribbon on the ram in the photograph the ram was awarded a prize at the Gnowangerup Show in 1933.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSP1986.77

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

24.8000 cm

Height or length

30.4000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Below the photograph on the right hand side on the mount in handwritten in black lettering is "Wm J. Ford Photo Katanning".

On the back of the photograph handwritten in black ink is "H.O. Beeck" and handwritten in red ink is "Stud Breed One of the first".

Year

Public location

Links to additional resources

Gnowangerup Star and Tambellup-Ongerup Gazette - Sat 21st Oct 1933

An article on the award given to Mr H.O. Beeck

Last modified

Wednesday, 1 January, 2025

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