Harold Hobson, pedigree livestock auctioneer, with Mr Wiltshire to his left, at an auction of the Wall Herd of pedigree Large White pigs

Date:
1950 - 1953
Location:
Wall, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Reference:
AA082840
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Harold Hobson was "Man of the month" in Country Fair magazine, February 1954, with this image titled "The man with the hammer". Auctions of the pigs took place in Wall for many years, being well known throughout the world, with the pigs being much in demand for breeding purposes.

Content

This is part of the Series: GAY01/05 Rural Life; within the Collection: GAY01 John Gay Collection

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© Historic England Archive

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Photographer: Gay, John

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