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L-15908 Tree Roller J5G, Photo 6 1-1-1959, archival

Description: 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.
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

The Big Plow with Disc 6 foot J5G, Photo 36, L-8307,

Description: 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.
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

An R. G. LeTourneau, Inc. employee demonstrates the Tournatow by driving up sidewalk steps J5G

Description: 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.
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Log Stacker, Double Jointed J5G L-13578

Description: Photograph of a double-jointed log stacker in action. Location is unknown.
Date: September 1, 1957
Creator: R. G. LeTourneau, Inc
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Tree Roller J5G, Photo 5, L-5954

Description: 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.
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Landing Craft Retriever Archive LT20

Description: 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
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Tournavista, Peru, The Robert G. ship, stranded P0U,P-10-34, L 5131

Description: Photograph of the Robert G. LeTourneau ship, stuck in mud in the Amazon River, 1954-06-13. The R.G. LeTourneau Foundation built a city on the headwaters of the Amazon River by clearing 990,000 acres it had been granted by the Peruvian government in exchange for building 31 miles of road through the Amazon rainforest.
Date: June 13, 1954
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Tree Roller, Peru P0U,P-10-34, L 595

Description: Photograph of a group of unidentified men standing in front of a LeTourneau tree roller in Tournavista, Peru. The R.G. LeTourneau Foundation built this city on the headwaters of the Amazon River by clearing 990,000 acres it had been granted by the Peruvian government in exchange for building 31 miles of road through the Amazon rainforest.
Date: September 13, 1954
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

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

Description: 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
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Sheep's Foot Roller

Description: 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
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

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

Description: 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
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

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

Description: 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
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

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

Description: 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
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Spar, mobile, P0U, P-10-34, L 11431

Description: Photograph of the Series 90-S Mobile Spar. According to author Eric Orlemann, "the Mobile Spar was a diesel-electric transporter equipped with a folding 130-foot guy wire tower." It was built for hauling lumber up steep slopes. Only one unit was built and sold to a lumber company in McCall, Idaho.
Date: September 1, 1956
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Tree Roller 20 foot wide 150 Ton, J5G, Photo 1, L-3835

Description: 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
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Logistical Cargo Carrier (Series LCC-1)

Description: Photograph of a Logistical Cargo Carrier (Series LCC-1) at some type of exhibit of military vehicles and aircraft. According to author Eric Orlemann, the U.S. Army Transportation Corps requested the LCC-1 to re-supply the radar stations along the DEW (Distant Early Warning) Line. Length of the train was 173 feet with a maximum rated 45-ton payload capacity.
Date: 1956
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

Transporter, off-road,with log bunk

Description: 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
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library
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