Longview Public Library - 210 Matching Results

Search Results

prev Results: 201 - 210

[LeTourneau Machinery]

Description: Photograph of two LeTourneau Industries employees repairing the wheels of one of the heavy machine earth movers designed and built by Robert G. LeTourneau of Longview, Texas. The immense tires were able to move over large boulders without straining the engine or damaging the equipment.
Date: 1948
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[LeTourneau Machinery]

Description: Photograph of LeTourneau Industries machinery designed and built by Robert G. LeTourneau of Longview, Texas. In the photograph, a massive earth-clearing machine is being used to clear the land in the early stages of building the Hansen Dam in San Fernando, California.
Date: 1948
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Schley Family]

Description: Photograph of Martha and Joseph Schley sitting on the front steps of their family home in Kilgore, Texas. The photograph is mounted on grey cardboard, and there is a decorative border surrounding the exterior of the photo.
Date: 1890?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[LeTourneau Industries]

Description: Photograph of one of the large bulldozers designed and built by Robert G. LeTourneau of Longview, Texas. LeTourneau designed and built machinery on such a large scale that his machinery was used all over the world in large projects, such as clearing land for building dams, airports and heavy offshore oil rigs. LeTourneau was a pioneer in his field, holding almost 300 patents for inventions. In the photograph, the bulldozer is parked next to an automobile.
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[LeTourneau Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a LeTourneau Industries hotel, which was designed by Evelyn LeTourneau of Longview, Texas. Evelyn was married to Robert G. LeTourneau, the founder of LeTourneau Industries. The photograph shows an aerial view of the hotel, which was built in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Date: 1950~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[LeTourneau College]

Description: Aerial view photograph of the grounds of LeTourneau College in Longview, Texas. Robert G. LeTourneau and his wife Evelyn founded the college, and the college grounds were constructed where Harmon Hospital used to reside.
Date: July 1966
Creator: Chamber of Commerce
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Little Texas and Pacific Sunshine Special]

Description: Photographic postcard of the Little Texas and Pacific Sunshine Special train ride at the Longview Amusement Park in Longview, Texas. There are many men, women and children watching as three men gas the train up. J. B. Shores, Director of Public Relations for the Texas and Pacific Railroads, takes a turn at the locomotive controls. Burke Campbell created the Longview Amusement Park in the 1940's.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Culpepper, Cody B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

[Campbell's Lake]

Description: Photograph of four men near the edge of Campbell's Lake during the construction of the dam to create the man-made lake. Railroad ties are visible in the foreground, on raised ground; in the background, part of the lake is visible, lined by forest. From left to right, the men are identified as: Crawford Morgan, E. B. Protho, J. N. Campbell and W. K. Eckman. The photograph is mounted on gray cardboard.
Date: 1880~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.514945 -94.896442
Back to Top of Screen