In the 19th century, in a practice that continues today, farmers exhibited the biggest and best of their livestock and produce at regional fairs. The proud owner of this giant ox celebrated his animal’s tremendous size by posing for this whimsical photograph. Raising enormous oxen like Jerry was a specialty among farmers in the mid-Connecticut River Valley. The oxen were then driven to the cattle markets in Brighton or New York.
Jerry with Rocking Chair. Photograph. ca. 1900. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1992-01-02-28/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.
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