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Transporter, off-road tests, P0U,P-10-36, L 8360

Photograph of LeTourneau transporter being put through its off-road tests. Its six wide tires made it especially well-suited for very sandy environments, such as deserts.
Date: August 22, 1955
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Transporter, off-road,with Tree Roller P0U,P-10-34, L 8459

Photograph of a LeTourneau Model C-6 Transporter carrying a tree roller. The transporter had six electric drive wheels and a load capacity of 35 tons, according to Eric C. Orlemann
Date: September 7, 1956
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Track-Less Land Train with pipe load P0U, P-10-34, L 6956

Photograph of a Track-less Land Train carrying a large load of pipe. The Land Train was outfitted with 24 electric-driven wheels.
Date: February 17, 1955
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Electric logging,crane P0U,P-10-34, L 7916

Photograph of a Series "F" Log Stacker, called by Eric C. Orlemann "the most efficient log loading solution for the timber industry."
Date: July 12, 1955
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sno-train, view from car, P0U, P-10-34, L 6938

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.
Date: March 2, 1955
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tree Roller No. 2

Photograph of LeTourneau's Tree Roller No. 2. (A very similar photo is thus described in "R.G. LeTourneau Heavy Equipment: The Electric Drive Era," by Eric Orlemann. After being field tested in Longview, Texas, this unit was shipped to Tournavista, Peru, to be used in land clearing projects there for the LeTourneau Foundation mission. The overall weight of the tree roller was about 100 tons.
Date: April 8, 1954
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tong crane, P0U,P-10-34, L 11229

Photograph of a LeTourneau tong crane picking up an automobile as a man watches. The inscription on the front of the crane indicates the photograph was taken in Longview, Texas, which was the primary plant and headquarters of the company by 1956.
Date: August 1, 1956
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Model C-6 Transporter, off-road

Photograph of a Model C-6 Transporter demonstrating its off-road capabilities. The Transporter was powered by a large 300-hp Buda Super Diesel engine, according to author Eric Orlemann. Its generator provided power to electric traction motors in all six wheels. Its load capacity was 35 tons.
Date: April 6, 1956
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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.
Object Type: Photograph
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.
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Crash busters] captions transcript

[News Clip: Crash busters]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about ten trucks from Longview convoying the world's largest bulldozing equipment to Tucson, Arizona.
Date: January 8, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Sainburg] captions transcript

[News Clip: Sainburg]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about multiple kidnapping charges filed against Dr. Frank Sainburg.
Date: December 11, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 13, Number 24, December 15, 1959 (open access)

LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 13, Number 24, December 15, 1959

Semi-monthly newsletter LeTourneau Technical Institute of Texas containing religious articles, updates about news and events on campus, and other information of interest to students.
Date: December 15, 1959
Creator: LeTourneau Technical Institute
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History