Group with the Champion Angus Female of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, Texas. Left to right: Si Aylor - Judge Billy Griffith - owner Lyle Springer Dick Weekly Jim Hartley Alex Sakellaridis

Four men display the Champion Angus bull and its trophie at the Houston Fat Stock Show in Houston, Texas.

Two men next to the Grand Champion Breeding Bull of the Houston Fat Stock Show Livestock Exposition in 1953. Holding the banner is Henry O. Partin.

Grand Champion Brahman Bull of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, MN Charlie de Manso, from Bar "M" Ranch in Covington, Louisiana. Clyde Goudeau is at the bridle and Niell Masterson is presenting the trophies.

Group stands with the Grand Champion Brahman Bull of the Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo. Left to right: Herbert Byers Don Jobes G.L. Paret Jr. Joyce Dorton

Group with the Grand Champion Brahman Female of the Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo. Left to right: Mr. and Mrs. John Runnels John Jobes Joe Thompson Joyce Dorton

A man and woman stand with JDH Lady Rex Manso 388, the Champion Brahman Female of the Houston Fat Stock show in 1961.

Members of the Bar M Ranch in Covington Louisiana display the Grand Champion Brahman Bull of the 1964 Houston LIvestock Show and Rodeo, MN Charlie de Manso 239. Left to right: Clyde Goudeau - Bar "M" Herdsman R.W. Mayronne, Jr. J.F. Henteges - Judge G.L. Paret - ABBA President

Two men stand with the Grand Champion Brahman Bull of the Houston Livestock Show, JDH Rex Philo Manso.

Three men and two women stand with the Grand Champion Brahman female of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Three men stand with an award-winning Brahman bull at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Three men and a woman stand with the Grand Champion Brahman Bull of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Two men stand with an award wining Brahman Female at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Four people stand with the high-selling Brahman Bull of the 1969 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Left to right: Edgar Linkenhoger - buyer Mrs. Leon Lock Mr. Leon Lock - seller

Two men a woman and a boy display the Reserve Grand Champion Brangus steer and its trophies at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, Texas on February 20, 1969.

Three men and a woman display the award-winning Brangus steer and its trophies at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, Texas on February 20, 1969.

Four men stand with the Champion Brangus Female at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, Texas on February 20, 1969.

Bruce Church holds the halter of Oscar, the Champion Brangus Bull on display with Connor Byestewa at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, Texas on February 20, 1969.

Texas Chief, the top-selling bull at the Fourth Annual International Brangus sale, part of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, in Houston Texas on February 20, 1969. It was cosigned by the Tejas Brangus Farms of Fulshear, Texas and sold for a record $15,000 to Brink's Brangus Ranches in Campe Verde, Texas. From left to right: L.D. Brinkman - Brink's Ranches' owner Mrs. Brinkman Paul McConnell - Tejas Brangus Farms' owner Truman Lyons

This is the Champion Charolais Heifer at the 1969’San Antonio Livestock Show exhibited by the Michaelis Ranch. Maximo Michaelis III is holding the banner and James O. Sanders is at the lead.

Photograph of a Champion Polled Hereford Bull wearing a harness. Standing behind the bull, left to right, is Orville Sweet, John Salmon, Lou Salmon, Dr. Harlan Ritchie, Jim Demuth, Don Jobes, Lynn Storm, Glen Klippenstein, Kirk Pendleton, Lloyd Arnett and Don Reynolds. Seven out of the nine men are wearing cowboy hats and all except one are wearing suits and ties. Mr. Reynolds is holding a plaque and Mr. Storm is holding a banner on the bull's back that reads, "National Polled Hereford Show and Sale, American Polled Hereford Association, Houston, Texas". In the background is a backdrop that says, "46th National Polled Hereford Show, Houston".

Photograph of a Champion Polled Hereford Female wearing a harness. Standing behind the cow, left to right, is Howard Phillips, Gail Long, Jonothan Fox, Henry Tilford, Lynn Storm, Verne Fuvall, and Jack Phillipps. Five of the men wear cowboy hats, five wear suits and neckties and two wear jackets. Mr. Fuvall is holding a plaque and Mr. Storm is holding a banner on the cow's back that reads, "Champion Female 46th National Polled Hereford Show and Sale, American Polled Hereford Association, Houston, Texas February 20-21-22, 1969'. In the background is a backdrop with the words, "National Polled Hereford Show" on it.

Photograph of a champion Hereford in a harness. Two men in suits, ties, and glasses stand behind the cow, as does a young woman in a sash and a young boy holding the harness. All of them wearing cowboy hats, one man holds a large trophy and a banner and the girl holds a small trophy. In the background is a backdrop that reads, "Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo 1969".

Photograph of two young cowboys holding the harnesses of the Grand and Reserve Champion Herefords at the Houston Fat Stock Show. Both boys are wearing button-up shirts, cowboy boots and cowboy hats and one boy has the number 984 pinned to his shirt. They are both holding banners on the cow's backs, one reads, "Champion, Open Class Hereford Steer, Houston Fat Stock show and Livestock Exposition". In the background is arena seating.