Trafalgar Township Historical Society Digital Collections

Mrs. G. King, Milking, 1959

Description
Media Type
Image
Text
Item Type
Photographs
Description
The newspaper, The Hamilton Spectator, ran this photograph of Jessie, her husband George and their son, Gordon King of Kingsholm Farm on February 2, 1959.

The newspaper article describes the celebration at Trafalgar Memorial Hall where George King was given the Fairy Trophy, the Halton and Peel Trophy and the Canadian Guernsey Breeder's Trophy for this champion Guernsey.
Inscriptions
The photograph caption reads: CHAMPION MILKED - Glen Leonard Bessie, owned by George and Gordon King, of Kingsholm Farm, Trafalgar, is milked by Mrs. Gordon King, the 1956 Ontario Dairy Queen. Gordon King holds Bessie while his father George, watches as the animal displays her championship form.

Article title: BESSIE MILKED BY DAIRY QUEEN - TRAFALGAR GUERNSEY CLUB HONORS CHAMPION BUTTER FAT PRODUCER
Publisher
Hamilton Spectator
Place of Publication
Hamilton
Date Of Event
February 2, 1959
Subject(s)
Personal Name(s)
George H. King, February 16, 1888 - April 27, 1966 ; Jessie M. (Caverhill) King, August 11, 1890 - February 28, 1976
Local identifier
TTHC000210
Collection
Trafalgar Township Historical Society
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.4702969304576 Longitude: -79.7500807519531
Copyright Statement
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Recommended Citation
Mrs. G. King, Milking, 1959
Contact
Trafalgar Township Historical Society
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