"Ronald" (79775)

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Shorthorn bull, "Ronald" (79775) standing in a field in the early 20th century. According to the text beneath the image, he was calved on the 25th of December, 1900; bred by Her Late Majesty the Queen and property of His Majesty the King at the Royal Farms in Windsor. The bull also won the Champion Prize of £50 as the Best Male Shorthorn at the RASE Show at Park Royal and Breed Championship at the Highland and Agriculture Society Show, Perth, 1904 and was sold to Jose Miguel Benavides, Valparaiso, Chile, South America for 1500 guineas.

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013