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January 1976
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Port Royal Pa and Elmer carried this sign on many trips to the Reunions
REEVES
Reeves E-B built the large Canadian Type engines
Manners Pine Tree Lodge
Christmas tree grower to be writing to you about your Christmas tree
Pioneer Engineers Club Hold 27th Annual Reunion
Pioneer Engineer Club of Indiana held their 27th annual show
The Sycamore Show
19th Annual Steam Engine Show and Threshing Bee The Sycamore Show
Case Equipment Featured at Steam Power Show
Steam and Smoke pour from late 19th and early 20th century machines
The Winter Spectacular
Narrow gauge East Broad Top Railroad
Smallest Steam Engine at 1876 Exposition
Corliss engine which powered all the displays in Machinery Hall
Threshing Tales
sheaves in the barn before the natural sap had dried out of the straw
Iron Man of The Month
Aultman-Taylor in the threshing ring Then at 14 years old
My Rough and Tumble Report 1975
Rough and Tumble Reunion 1975 engine number or horsepower
Stratman Show
Stratman Steam Engine and Gas Engine Show
Report of the Tenth Reunion of the Tioga County Early Days, Inc.
Tioga County Fairgrounds, midway between Wellsboro and Mansfield
Turn Backward Turn Backward Oh Time In Thy Flight
John Deere Model D coming home from the fields at nightfall
The Ladies Page
The New Rockford Steam Show held in North Dakota
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Member of the Pioneer Engineers Club of Indiana
POST CARD
Case engine triple riveted lap seam boiler the same placed 80 HP Case engines
March 1976
Memories of 1876
Reminiscing again, through the aid of a book titled The Centennial Exposition
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Reunion showed several years was the pet hobby of Ed Peacock personally
Steam Toy Exhibit In New York
Exhibit of toys, all originally designed to be powered by live steam
The Scott-Carver Old Thresher's Association and Gas and Steam Festival
The Annual Scott-Carver Show was held at the regular show site
Fatal Accident Spurs British Safety Rules
National Traction Engine Club has stepped up its safety rules and enforcement
The American HOBO An Extinct Species
Buffalo and the passenger pigeon made their annual appearance without fail
Owensville Threshers Association Show
Owensville Threshers Assciation Show held at City Park in Rosebud, Missouri
AN IRON MAN
Frick engine is still in the Thornhill family
Centennial Locomotive Built by Rotary Club
Longview had its Centennial Celebration in May of 1970
Biggest and Best Yet
The 12th Annual North Missouri Steam and Gas Engine Antique Show
ANNUAL SHOW
The Pinckneyville Annual Steam Power Show
'Thrashing' Memories Appear In A Cloud of Steam
Thrashing rig pulled by a huge Frick steam engine
Art and Crystal Andersens 10th Annual Steam-Gas & Diesel Museum Show
Andersen Farm and Museum located one mile east of Blooming Prairie
1975 Portersville Steam Show Report Or Whew We Made It
The Northwestern Pa. Steam Engine and Old Equipment Association
The Ladies Page
John Keats wrote meaningful lines about a thing of beauty being a joy forever
Third Annual Catoctin Antique Gas Engine Show
The Wolfsville Ruritan Club held its first show in 1973
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Homer F. Holp was a member of the Brookville Church of the Brethren
POST CARD
Stationary boiler has been setting outside and not in operation for many years
Georgian Restores For Smithsonian
Johnson operates the Whistles in the Woods museum near Ringgold
May 1976
Red Emery-Huber
The 12 HP Huber was more or less of a basket case - in the process of attaining a new boiler
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The steam pipe has a 3/4 inch inlet and one-inch exhaust.
George H.Corliss Day
May 9, 1976 A Centennial Of A Centennial
Steam Threshing Days
The threshing machine was shipped to Douglas County where it was used each year
The Eagan Steam Threshing Show
The show site is on the George H. Ohmann, Jr. farm which is northwest of Rosemount
Dr. Bailey and His Wonderful Wheat-Threshing, Wood-Cutting, Corn-Cooking Contraptions
The collection, refurbishing and display of old farm engines is growing in popularity
Mehmke Museum In Montana
The museum is open throughout the year, with 19 or 20 steamers, gas tractors
EXTRA! EXTRA!
Read All About It!!
John Kauffman, Model Builder and Painter
Kauffman is estimated to have finished about 100 paintings
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP THRESHING CONTEST
The contest starts with 60 sheaves laid out in a long row
Traction Engine Weathervane
weather-vanes in Lancaster County is in the shape of a Case steam traction engine
NEW DISPLAYS AT KINZERS, PA
Mr. Groninger's locomotive was on display in 1975 at the Adams County Fairgrounds
North Central Illinois Steam Power Show Creates Nostalgia
The various steam and horse power machinery was seen by everyone in action
Engine Found
Tom was 13 years old when he built his first crude steam engine
Steam & Gas Engine Pinbacks
The Whitehead & Hoag Co. of Newark, N.J. obtained the first patents on pinback buttons
Stumptown Steam Threshers
There were flea markets everywhere on the showground's
Report of The 19th Annual Exhibition of Tri-State Historical Steam Eng. Assoc., Inc.
Several Frick engines, including the Double Cylinder and a thresher were present
The Ladies Page
There is another perennial which explodes into a bright yellow specimen each year
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Gerald has been a subscriber to the Iron-Men Album magazine for many years
POST CARD
Hedtke's 110 h.p. Case steam engine
July 1976
William F. Hovetter
From Thresherman to Insurance Executive.
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Ralph Bly's father-in-law was a steam thresher and used an Aultman Taylor steamer.
Country Echoes
The Bible tells us, Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.
Model Engineer's Viewpoint
Needless to say that the Model Engineers have their own little black book.
First Show Held
Smithsburg Athletic Booster Club sponsored its first steam and craft show.
1975 Gabel's Threshing Bee
Mr. Dave Henthorn owns an oil dorrick and steam engine.
The Livery Stable - Garage of Yesteryear
The sturdy liveryman played an important part in the lives of everyone's forefathers.
Al Steffeck's Machines
Al Steffeck has several machines which are stored outside the headquarters.
STEAM IN ACTION AT SMITHSONIAN
National Museum of History and Technology is commended for a unique project.
25 TONS OF STEAM SHOVEL - MOVE IT! WOW!
A story about the restoration of a Bucyrus 3/4 yard steam shovel.
The Round Lake Steam and Gas Engine Show
The Second Annual Round Lake Steam & Gas Engine Show at Minnesota.
Typical Old Time Threshers
The threshing ring consisted of about twelve or fifteen farmers, all helping one another.
BILLY BYRD in the Ole Iron Horse'
Madisonville puts on the finest parades to be found anywhere.
Company Offers Machinery Free to Preservationists
Steam turbines, blowers and compressors from the Elizabeth-town Gas Company.
AN Excellent Book On TRACTORS -Full Of History And Pictures
The Agricultural Tractor tells about the development of the tractor.
PEERLESS
A rivet had flown out of the King post where the front axle fastens to the boiler.
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Roy Calame had a Russell engine that he had been putting in a new fire box.
POST CARDS
Frick traction engine was purchased by Mr. Hovetter's father from Frick Co.
The Music Of The Grand Gavioli
Traveling Carnivals with their beautifully painted Steam Showman's engines.
September 1976
HOUSEKNECTS OF PORT HURON HILL
Engine drew such interest featured in one local and one state wide newspaper
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Centennial Corliss steam engine somehow the name of the person
STEAM AT THE CENTENNIAL
Blake Crusher for crushing and breaking of stones was illustrated in the book
The Story Of 10541
R T had purchased the old Avery which was in sad need of boiler work
Early Steam information in the Library at Ford Museum
Library business archives section has a collection of original records
Mother Nature Lets Go
Jordan farm and were confronted by a pretty grim scene
NOSTALGIA
Construction of the digger was simple and rugged to my knowledge
THE STALKER PLOW
Turtle Mountain area stopped briefly at a gas station in Boissevain
POSTER PICTURE
Glass cover on the poster and the incessant traffic in Bayswater Road
FOUR THRESHERMEN DIE OTHERS INJURED IN TRAGIC STEAM ENGINE EXPLOSION SOUTH OF BYRON, ILLINOIS IN 1894
The Company later was bought out the Northwest Threshing Company
The Tramp Fireman
The sawdust pile and ash pile was sold as well as any temporary sheds
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CENTRAL STATES THRESHERMEN'S REUNION
Held August 28, 29, 30 and 31 and September 1, 1975 At Pontiac Illinois
BOILER INSPECTION AND SAFETY IN KANSAS
Kansas State Engine and Threshing Show Associations
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Member of the Shenandoah Valley Steam and Gas Engine Association
POST CARD
The Albert City Threshermen & Collectors Show
November 1976
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Frankie Van Dusen had been inquiring about heat resistant paint
UNCLE GEORGE'S NICHOLS & SHEPARD ENGINE
Nichols & Shepard was a 25-85 side mounted single cylinder engine #13,866
CONTINUED SUCCESS AT BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA 1976
16th annual steam and gas engine show at the Clarke County Ruritan Club Grounds
A GROWING ORGANIZATION
Rainy weather held down attendance but the exhibits were larger than last year
SMALL and PRETTY
Sawyer and Massey engine built in Hamilton, Ontario by the Sawyer and Massey Company
A FIRE ADDS EXCITEMENT TO VOUK'S STEAM ENGINE SHOW IN 1975 IN STEPHEN, MINNESOTA
A small flame start on the outside of one of the stacks
FAREWELL TO STEAM? SEZ WHO!
81.5% of the electricity generated within the United States is generated by steam power
ALLEN'S APPLE JUICE
A glass of Allen's Apple Juice before breakfast peps up for the days work
CANADA UNITED STATES STEAM TEAM WINS WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP THRESHING CONTEST!
Annual World's Championship Threshermen's Contest sponsored by the Western Producer
Notes From Across the Juddle
There are only 2 or 3 McLaren ploughers in existence compared to 130 Fowlers
ROUGH & TUMBLE
Half-scale Olds model, built in 1973 by Dick Shelly, Manheim, Pennsylvania
STEAM ENGINE SOLD at AUCTION for $14,300
Bechtold and a partner won the state rattlesnake huntin championship in 1974
HOW THE MAGIC OF STEAM WAS STARTED
Auburn Heights, the large Victorian mansion on the grounds
IRON MAN
Some stories of the old days as told to me by a true
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Casey has been a member of our Genesseo, Illinois Engine Club for many years
WINTER FUN
Pictures of an early steam-up, up here in the cold country
COUNTRY ECHOES
Threshermen's Reunion at Pinckneyville, Illinois
TRIALS IN THE LIFE OF A STEAM ENGINEER'S WIFE OR Restoring An Antique Water Wagon in 1975
Gentry Bros. Circus had a round tank, 12' long and 3' in diameter
OHIO BOILER EXPLOSION
Boiler explosions left deep and lasting memories in the families
Post Card
An old time steam tractor - all of it was hand built by Dennis Griswold