Title	1970: Bold Ruler, horse
Description	This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 1st edition, 1981, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 255: Bold Ruler, world's leading thoroughbred sire in the 1960s, is shown with Lawrence Robinson, Claiborne Farm's head stud groom, who brought him to Auburn in 1970 for cobalt treatment of a malignant tumor. After returning to Kentucky, he sired twenty-nine more foals before his death. Bold Ruler won the Preakness Stakes and a total of $784,204 in purses. His offspring won more than 800 races and more than $13 million. One of his great-grandsons, Seattle Slew, won the Triple Crown in 1977. Photo source: Auburn University Nuclear Science Center.
Date	1970
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Veterinary medicine -- Alabama Veterinary surgery -- Alabama Veterinary colleges -- Alabama Auburn University -- Faculty Race horses -- Alabama
EOA Categories	Agriculture -- Livestock Agriculture -- Agricultural Research History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights Education -- Higher Education
Original Medium	black and white photograph, 2865 x 1935 pixels
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
File Name	231B.tif
Citation	Logue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 1st edition. 1981.
Repository	Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
Rights	This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Coates, Midge