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.

Photograph of a Model-D Tournapull attached to the Carryall Model Q. According to information found online (https://contract295dev.wpenginepowered.com/classic-machines/model-d-tournapull/), the company built this combination, an "air transportable earthmover," for the U.S. Army from 1942-1946, during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, LeTourneau built over 600 of these machines and continued production after the war. This photograph was clearly meant for a brochure or catalog, since the background has been eliminated.

Photograph of a Model C Tournapull, likely from the 1940s based on similar images found online and "LeTourneau Heavy Equipment" by Eric C. Orlemann. According to him, the Model C was the most popular of the scrapers built by the company.

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.

Photograph of Model D Roadster Tournapull and a specially built trailer with an overhead trolley crane.

Photograph of a Model-D Tournapull attached to the Carryall Model Q. According to information found online (https://contract295dev.wpenginepowered.com/classic-machines/model-d-tournapull/), the company built this combination, an "air transportable earthmover," for the U.S. Army from 1942-1946, during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, LeTourneau built over 600 of these machines and continued production after the war. This photograph was clearly meant for a brochure or catalog, since the background has been eliminated.

Photograph of the experimental Series TSL-100 "Orange Peel" Electric-Loader, first built in January 1964, according to author Eric Orlemann.

Photograph of Power Packer Model M-50 Sheepsfoot Roller (according to the filename it was given.) Date of photograph is unknown. The sheepsfoot roller was popularized by R.G. LeTournea and was used to compact soil in much the same manner herds of sheep were used for the same purpose pre-machinery.

Photograph of R.G. LeTourneau demonstrating the Tournatow to Longview (Texas) newspaper publisher Carl Estes. It was the first vehicle to feature electric-traction motors mounted in the wheel assemblies themselves. The four-wheel-drive and -steer tractor was being demonstrated at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, on 1950-11-17.

Photograph of R.G. LeTourneau Grading Machinery plant, almost certainly in Stockton, California. This photo is likely from the 1930s.

Photograph of repairs being made on a rolling mill machine, likely in the Longview Texas, plant given the date of creation.

Artist's rendering of a LeTourneau Series "T" Transporter, used to haul off-road equipment, timber and pipe, according to author Eric Orlemann. Total production for all transporter types and variations was about 25 units.

Photograph of two women and a man at the Snack Shack at R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.

Photograph of three women and a man at the Snack Shack at R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.

Photograph of several men waiting to be served at the Snack Shack at the R.G. LeTourneau Longview, Texas plant.

Photograph of several men waiting to be served at the Snack Shack at the R.G. LeTourneau plant in Longview, Texas.

Photograph of two men being waited upon by a woman in the Snack Shack at R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.'s Longview, Texas plant.

Photograph of two women and two men at the Snack Shack at R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. in Longview, Texas.

Photograph of a LeTourneau Tournacrane on a railroad flatcar in Peoria, Illinois.

Photograph of en early vision of the Tournapull being pulled by a Caterpillar tractor. This is likely a promotional photo, with the Tournapull hand-tinted yellow. The image was scanned backwards, judging from the reverse lettering at bottom right.

Photograph of Tree Roller, 20 feet wide, 42 tons, being used in the Sabine River Bottom.

Photograph of a 360 Electric Digger, an earth-moving machine with three large bowls filled with dirt, with large wheels and motors at either end and in between the bowls, including an operator partially visible in the center part of the vehicle. The Digger is in a large, empty dirt area and a wall of scraped dirt is partially visible at the back of the equipment, with trees visible in the far background.

Photograph of the F-804 Log Stacker taken at the W.T. Smith Lumber Co. in Chapman, AL.

Photograph of the R.G. LeTourneau plant in Longview, Texas. The first of these five domes, the one in the foreground, was built in 1962, while the final three were built in 1965. Two of the domes have been destroyed in separate weather events in 2018 and 2021. Each dome is 85-feet high and contains 70,000 square feet of space.