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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
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
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
Overland Train 32-wheel train in downtown Longview. TX, J5G L-3973
Photograph of LeTourneau's overland train snaking its way through downtown Longview on April 20, 1954
Date:
April 20, 1954
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A digging machine that can dig its way right up a straight bank J5G, Photo 16, L-7399
Photograph of one of LeTourneau's digging machines, which was capable of digging its way right up a straight bank as seen here. The photo was taken on 1955-04-14, according to the filename given to the image.
Date:
April 14, 1955
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A digging machine that can dig its way right up a straight bank J5G, Photo 17, L-7395
Photograph of a digging machine that can dig its way right up a straight bank. Unsure of Model number.
Date:
April 14, 1955
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
Tree Roller 20 foot wide 150 Ton, J5G, Photo 1, L-3835
Photograph of a Series "G" Tree Crusher manufactured at the Vicksburg plan. Author Eric Orlemann said this model was 20 feet wide and weighed 150 tons.
Date:
1956
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
The Big Plow with Disc 6 foot J5G, Photo 36, L-8307,
Photograph of what was unofficially called The Big Plow with a 6-foot disc. The Series H (Model 6-16) was introduced in 1955, according to, Eric C. Orlemann's book on LeTourneau earthmoving equipment.
Date:
August 15, 1955
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
L-15908 Tree Roller J5G, Photo 6 1-1-1959, archival
Photograph of a L-15908 tree roller. It was a diesel-electric machine designed to quickly push down and crush trees. This model was used in Tournavista, Peru, a mission town founded by the LeTourneau Foundation, the charitable arm of the company.
Date:
January 1, 1959
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An R. G. LeTourneau, Inc. employee demonstrates the Tournatow by driving up sidewalk steps J5G
Photograph of an employee of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc., at the controls of the Tournatow, the first vehicle to feature electric-traction motors mounted in the wheel assemblies themselves. The four-wheel-drive and -steer tractor is being demonstrated at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, on 1950-11-17.
Date:
November 17, 1950
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tree Roller, 20 feet wide, 42 tons being used in the Sabine River Bottom J5G, Photo 7, L-17285
Photograph of Tree Roller, 20 feet wide, 42 tons, being used in the Sabine River Bottom.
Date:
Likely 1950s
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Landing Craft Retriever Archive LT20
Photograph of the Series MA-31 Landing Craft Retriever, essentially a large mobile gantry crane structure, mounted on electric-drive wheels with 120-inch diameter tires. Built in November 1954 for the US Army, it was designed to retrieve beached or capsized amphibious landing craft. Only one LCR was tested by the military. (Eric C. Orlemann, LeTourneau Earthmovers)
Date:
1954
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Landing Craft Retriever Lt8-55017-5-298
Photograph of the Series MA-31 Landing Craft Retriever, originally completed by LeTourneau in November 1954. It was ordered by the U.S. Army, and only one was ever built. Its main mission was to drive into deep surf and retrieve beached or capsized amphibious vehicles, according to author Eric Orlemann.
Date:
September 8, 1955
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Landing Craft Retriever Lt8-56132-6-27
Photograph of the Series "MA-31" Landing Craft Retriever built for the U.S. Army by LeTourneau. It was the only LCR ever built, according to author Eric Orlemann. Its main mission was to drive into deep surf and retrieve beached or capsized amphibious vehicles.
Date:
September 1, 1955
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
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
,Sheep's Foot Roller-Power Packer , #2 Malcolm machine P0U, P-10-34, L16627
Photograph of a LeTourneau Sheep's Foot Roller, used to compact dirt.
Date:
October 1, 1959
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History