Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City outfielder Al Cross slides into thirdbase during a practice session at the Tribe's camp in Longview , Texas."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Getting a few catching tips from Oklahoma City manager Rudy Laskowski, left, during the Indians' spring training session at Longview, Texas, is Ray Dudek, 19-year-old candidate from Chicago."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Everybody here? Oklahoma City owner Jimmie Humphries, left, and Manager Rudy Laskowski go over the Indians roster before the start of spring training at Longview, Texas Monday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It was off to baseball wars again for Tommy Tatum, Oklahoma City Indians second-year manager who, with president Jimmie Humphries, left for new spring training base at Longview, Texas, on Thursday."

Photograph of the Locust Grove in Longview, Texas.

Photograph of the Locust Grove in Harrison County, Texas.

Photograph of the Locust Grove in Longview, Texas.

Photograph of the Locust Grove in Longview, Texas.

Photograph of the Locust Grove in Longview, Texas.

Photograph of the Mimosa Hall. This house is located on FM 134 in Harrison County southwest of Leigh and northeast of Marshall.

Photograph of the Mimosa Hall (house is located on FM 134 in Harrison County southwest of Leigh and northeast of Marshall.) in Longview, Texas.

Photograph of the Weaver Building, once called the Cargill Building, in Longview, Texas.

Photograph of the House (located at Highway 300 at FM 2275) in Gregg County, Texas.

Photograph of the VC-22 Sno-Freighter, which measured 274 feet in length and had a maximum payload of 175 tons. One went to work transporting supplies in Alaska in 1956.

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 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.

Photograph of a Series K-205 diesel-electric-drive tractor-dozer, the largest and most powerful dozer of its day, according to author Eric Orlemann. The dozing blade was 20 feet wide, and the overall working weight of the K-205 was 160 tons. Only one of these massive machines was ever produced.