The top picture is almost a dead ringer for the photo of Oakwood Royal King from Teegardin's ad in the 1935 Shorthorn World I have. Right down to the white spot on the brisket. The photo in my magazine has been retouched, as was often the case for accenting the rear quarter. The backgrounds are slightly different, but the bulls are extremely similar.
It is interesting to note that in the descriptions of almost all of the bulls noted in this thread, they seem to all be held in high regard because of their show ring record. Not unlike today. In Bert Hanson's ad in the '35 Shorthorn World, he claims that his herd bull, Shadybrook Monarch x, was "69 times champion in America's largest shows." Not a lot of breeders have been to 69 shows in their lifetime, let alone taking a bull to that many shows. Bert says in his ad that they have followed the "center of the road" in their breeding program. He still used that slogan in the 60's. Mike Studer and Steve Torgerson "discovered" Bert's Shadybrook farm in the late 60's and were quite successful with their purchases.
It is interesting to note that in the descriptions of almost all of the bulls noted in this thread, they seem to all be held in high regard because of their show ring record. Not unlike today. In Bert Hanson's ad in the '35 Shorthorn World, he claims that his herd bull, Shadybrook Monarch x, was "69 times champion in America's largest shows." Not a lot of breeders have been to 69 shows in their lifetime, let alone taking a bull to that many shows. Bert says in his ad that they have followed the "center of the road" in their breeding program. He still used that slogan in the 60's. Mike Studer and Steve Torgerson "discovered" Bert's Shadybrook farm in the late 60's and were quite successful with their purchases.
