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120 head of Ayrshires at the Armstrong Fair, 1930

Back and white photo of a long row of cattle in a field, each with a man holding the halter. Barns and farm buildings in the background.

Armstrong Spallumcheen Museum and Art Gallery

Mat S. Hassen Collection

In 1930, the Armstrong Fair held the largest exhibition of the Scottish breed Ayrshire dairy cattle ever seen in Western Canada – one hundred and twenty head.