Grinstead 1949 "Newsreel" - Historical photos and video

JamsHundred · Post by **JamsHundred** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:22 am

I am an avid researcher and collector of everything Dexter. I was sent this website by a UK friend. Perhaps it isn't new to many of you, but I found the photos of the cattle as well as Lady Loder and her herdsman to be so clear and representative of the Dexters of that time period that those who may not have seen it would enjoy the link!

The link is:
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=56823

Louisa Gidney · Post by **Louisa Gidney** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:49 am

Thanks for posting the link, superb images of some gorgeous cattle.

Saffy · Post by **Saffy** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:49 am

Thank you JamsHundred. It was interesting but I couldn't seem to get to it from your link but I found it by Googling this - grinstead 1949 dexter cattle lady loder - in case anyone else has a problem with the link, it was the top option.

Stephanie

Broomcroft · Post by **Broomcroft** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:31 am

Excellent Judy. Some good research there. Have you got any more gems?

Here's a link to another film about the British Royal Family's Christmas Angus-Dexter bullocks in 1916. You can't play it though unless you're a school or college. http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1324949/

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Post by **Mark Bowles** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:52 am

Brilliant clip from British Pathe. Look how they led the bull by the nosering only, no halter, not sure mine would be so good. Super cattle, great to see, shame there is no sound.
Have a look now!!!!!!

Anna · Post by **Anna** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:17 am

Found this picture while browsing a commercial image bank: http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/33603 ... on-Archive

Is Dora a famous Dexter Lady? She is cute.

(I collect pictures with ladies and cows. May I share another favourite? This is Karin Eriksson, an heroine for us interested in old cattle breeds. Isn´t she beautiful! http://www.fotohallberg.se/images/vykort/vykort_301.jpg)

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Saffy · Post by **Saffy** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:44 am

Hello Anna,

I have seen the first image before but your image of Karin is most unusual, what is the cattle breed she is milking? The way she is dressed to milk her cow is lovely too especially her head scarf.

Stephanie

Anna · Post by **Anna** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:05 am

Saffy,
The breed is Fjall (Swedish Mountain), but it is a branch of the breed that has been very little mixed with the modern highly productive type of the breed. The cows from her and a few more farms (very remote farms in the mountain region) are preserved as an own gene pool within the Fjall breed. They are called "Fjällnära".

ann · Post by **ann** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:51 pm

What an interesting film, i loved the little calf show at the end and would not have fancied carrying the newborn calf in with a cow with such big horns following me.

thanks for the link maybe the DCS should by a copy for the archives

Louise Badcock · Post by **Louise Badcock** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:59 am

What an excellent bit of film. The DCS should definitely archive it. It is so interesting to look at all the little cows from the 1940's then use that other brilliant resource on the DCS site to trace back your cow's pedigree. Mine goes back on the dam line to 1942. I have called all my females Della as the old cow was a Beeches Della off all Della females. Then it goes back through 5 generationd of Doesmead cows all D line to 1942 Coates Diadem. Some of the Doesmead bulls were Grinstead.
Louise

Denise · Post by **Denise** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:13 am

and I found this link in the getty images also..... does anyone know anything of this chap and the young bull??

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/33485 ... on-Archive

Denise · Post by **Denise** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:14 am

Its alright guys - I'm having a "blonde day" sorry!!!!!

B.Netti78070 · Post by **B.Netti78070** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:36 am

Here are a couple more newsreels from the British Pathe

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=43401

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=3639

Barb

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:57 am

Wot a fabulous piece of Dexter history this clip is. I wish my cows looked as evenly matched as those! If the DCS don't have a copy of this for their archives we are willing to contribute towards the purchase of a copy if the secretary wants to contact us. IT IS TOO GOOD TO LOSE.

Steve

graham wiseman · Post by **graham wiseman** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:42 pm

Nice film, lovely little animals. They are all very consistent in form , short and stocky. Both the bull and the cows appear very short in the leg . Does anyone know if this herd was Chondro free or not.