1969 Press Photo Wallis Alps Cow Fights

Cow-fights on the alp: According a very old tradition, the farmers of teh Wallis-alps come together once a year, in the middle of June, with their strongest cows to organize cow-fight. The breed of the black Wallis cows is specially fit and qualified for this sort of competition because they are very muscular and small. The cow that makes two sreps nackwards looses. Photo shows General view of the cow-arena on a Wallis-alp and detail of combatting cows.

Photo measures 9.5 x 7.25 inches.

Photo is dated 6-26-1969.



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