[Marathon LeTourneau Company, Longview, Texas]

Photograph of the entrance to Marathon LeTourneau Company in Longview, Texas. In 1970, Marathon purchased R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. after the death of its founder, R.G. LeTourneau, and renamed the company "Marathon LeTourneau Company." The manufacturing facility was sold several more times and is now owned and operated by Komatsu.
Date: [1970..]
Creator: Marathon LeTourneau Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

Snack Shacks at Tournapull, Box 1 Misc Photos, Photo 1

Photograph of two women and a man at the Snack Shack at R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Date: Date unknown. Likely 1950s.
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Snack Shacks at Tournapull, Box 1 Misc Photos, Photo 2

Photograph of three women and a man at the Snack Shack at R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Date: Date unknown. Likely 1950s.
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cotton PickerLT20 Folder 392

Photograph of what is described as a cotton picker. There appears to be no record of LeTourneau building such a machine.
Date: 1945
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Snack Shacks at Tournapull, Box 1 Misc Photos, Photo 3,

Photograph of several men waiting to be served at the Snack Shack at the R.G. LeTourneau Longview, Texas plant.
Date: Date unknown. Likely 1950s.
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Snack Shacks at Tournapull, Box 1 Misc Photos, Photo 4

Photograph of several men waiting to be served at the Snack Shack at the R.G. LeTourneau plant in Longview, Texas.
Date: Date unknown. Likely 1950s.
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Snack Shacks at Tournapull, Box 1 Misc Photos, Photo 5

Photograph of two men being waited upon by a woman in the Snack Shack at R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.'s Longview, Texas plant.
Date: Date unknown. Likely 1950s.
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Snack Shacks at Tournapull, Box 1 Misc Photos, Photo 6,

Photograph of two women and two men at the Snack Shack at R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. in Longview, Texas.
Date: Date unknown. Likely 1950s.
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Log Stacker, Double Jointed J5G L-13578

Photograph of a double-jointed log stacker in action. Location is unknown.
Date: September 1, 1957
Creator: R. G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tree Crusher, P0U,P-10-34, L 15908

Photograph of a LeTourneau tree crusher, taken in 1959. It is unknown where the photograph was taken.
Date: January 1, 1959
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Log Stacker Display 34 view of double jointed stacker, J5G, Photo 19, L-12504

Photograph of double jointed log stacker. Location unknown.
Date: January 1, 1957
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tournapull, Carryalls, Dozers at Hansen Dam

Photograph of Tournapull, Carryalls, and Dozer taken in San Fernando, Calif.
Date: 1948
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

A34 tree crusher with hexagon shaped wheels at Stumpy Point J5G, 22205

Photograph of AN A34 tree crusher with hexagon shaped wheels at Stumpy Point.
Date: February 1956
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sheep's Foot Roller

Photograph of a 1959 version of the LeTourneau Sheep's Foot Roller, used to compact dirt. The original version was built in 1929, according to Eric. C. Orlemann.
Date: May 1, 1959
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Orange=Peel" Electric Loader/Digger LT20 1st Folder Mixed 21038

Photograph of the experimental Series TSL-100 "Orange Peel" Electric-Loader, first built in January 1964, according to author Eric Orlemann.
Date: Likely 1964
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Transporter, off-road,with log bunk

Photograph of a LeTourneau transporter with a log bunk. The original unit was built in 1955, according to author Eric Orlemann.
Date: November 1, 1956
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Logging Arch, P0U, P-10-34, L 6557

Photograph of a LeTourneau Logging Arch. According to Eric Orlemann, the logging arch was first introduced in 1935.
Date: December 6, 1954
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of Longview plant of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.

Aerial photograph of the Longview plant of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc., likely taken in the 1970s. The five domes, or semispheres, provided a unique aspect and were a familiar site in South Longview.
Date: 197X
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rolling Mill,ingot, P0U,P-10-34,L 12786

Photograph of iron ingots being melted at the rolling mill, likely in Longview, Texas.
Date: April 1, 1957
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tree Roller J5G, Photo 5, L-5954

Photograph of a tree roller that was 20 feet wide and weighed 150 tons, being used in the jungles of the Amazon in Peru, where the LeTourneau Foundation created a mission town called Tournavista.
Date: 1950s
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mesquiter-A Tournadozer-80 tons J5G

Photograph of Mesquiter-A Tournadozer-80 ton scraper, likely taken in Longview, Texas. Unidentified person in the cab. Vehicle at left gives some sense of the scraper's immense size.
Date: September 1948
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Loading a train with a forklift truck

Photograph of a LeTourneau forklift truck loading a 18-wheeler trailer onto a railroad flatbed. Trailer in the foreground says "Magnolia Trailer Mfg. Co." Trailer being loaded says "Magnolia Mobile Homes, Vicksburg, Miss."
Date: 1945
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

F-804 Stacker J5G, L-24152

Photograph of the F-804 Log Stacker taken at the W.T. Smith Lumber Co. in Chapman, AL.
Date: January 13, 1966
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pacemaker Series L-67 Electric Digger Lt8 19322

Photograph of the 60-ton capacity Pacemaker Series L-67 Electric Digger, first introduced in March 1960, according to Eric C. Orlemann. Its payload capacity was 60 tons.
Date: March 1960
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History