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F-804 Stacker J5G, L-24152

Description: 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.
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

360 Electric Digger-Longview J5G, 23163

Description: 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.
Date: March 4, 1966
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Pacemaker Series L-67 Electric Digger Lt8 19322

Description: 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
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Tree crusher clearing land, Box 3, Museum,B17

Description: Photograph of a three-wheeled G-40 tree crusher. According to author Eric Orlemann, the overall working weight was 84,000 pounds, or 42 tons. A total of 10 G-40 tree crushers were built.
Date: 1960
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Aerial view of LeTourneau plant in Longview, Texas

Description: 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.
Date: 1965
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Fork Lift Truck Lt8 L18762

Description: Photograph of an early version of LeTourneau's FL-50 Fork Lift Truck, shown picking up an 18-wheeler trailer. The company began making the trucks in mid-1961, according to author Eric Orlemann. A total of four of the FL-50 Fork Lift Trucks were built.
Date: 1961
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Series K-205 World s Largest Dozer, Lt8 L19396

Description: 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.
Date: March 1, 1961
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Model TC-497 Overland Train MkII

Description: Photograph of the Model TC-497 Overland Train Mkii, the largest and most powerful of all the "land trains" produced by LeTourneau. The TC-497 was built for the U.S. Army to transport cargo in the Arctic under a wide variety of road conditions, according to author Eric Orlemann. It contained nine cargo trailers, a control car and two trailing power units. The TC-497 weighed 135 tons. Its overall length was about 527 feet.
Date: February 1, 1962
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Overland Train Model TC-497 MkII 1

Description: Photograph of the Model TC-497 Overland Train Mkii, the largest and most powerful of all the "land trains" produced by LeTourneau. The TC-497 was built for the U.S. Army to transport cargo in the Arctic under a wide variety of road conditions, according to author Eric Orlemann. It contained nine cargo trailers, a control car and two trailing power units. The TC-497 weighed 135 tons. Its overall length was about 527 feet. One of the LeTourneau domes is visible in the background.
Date: February 1, 1962
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Overland Train Model TC-497 MkII 2

Description: Photograph of the Model TC-497 Overland Train Mkii, the largest and most powerful of all the "land trains" produced by LeTourneau. The TC-497 was built for the U.S. Army to transport cargo in the Arctic under a wide variety of road conditions, according to author Eric Orlemann. It contained nine cargo trailers, a control car and two trailing power units. The TC-497 weighed 135 tons. Its overall length was about 527 feet. An unidentified U.S. Army official is pictured talking to the driver in th… more
Date: February 1, 1962
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Series "T" Transporter, Lt8 17725

Description: 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.
Date: About 1960.
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

R. G. LeTourneau Grading Machinery Factory, J5G, L-23933

Description: Photograph of the R. G. LeTourneau Grading Machinery Factory, located on Moss Avenue in Stockton, California, 1966-112-03.
Date: November 3, 1966
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Pulpwood Transporter, LeTourneau, Inc.

Description: Photograph of pulpwood log stacker, built by R.G. LeTourneau, In.
Date: April 1, 1960
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library
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