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Walter Kirsher judges the Cavy Show at the State Fairgrounds
Walter Kirsher judges the Cavy Show at the State Fairgrounds
Walter Kirsher judges the Cavy Show at the State Fairgrounds

Walter Kirsher judges the Cavy Show at the State Fairgrounds

Date1949
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 9/16 × 9 7/16 in. (19.2 × 24 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the New Mexico State Fair, Charlie Frelund
Object numberPA1999.005.614
DescriptionWalter Kirsher judges the Cavy Show at the State Fairgrounds as breeders stand and watch. From left to right: Royal Smithson of Independence, Missouri; Fred Adler of Independence, Missouri; Bradley Fink of Faith, North Carolina; Gay Hoover of Van Nuys, California; and Walter Kirsher of Kansas City, MIssouri. Kirsher and Adler each wear white coats and hold black cavies. Cavies are also known as guinea pigs.
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