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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

[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
Partner: Longview Public Library
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