Steam Traction Archive
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January 1980
SOOT IN THE FLUES
John worked for Nichols and Shepherd and became their valve man
What is Boiler Horsepower?
Boilers are best rated in their steam production capacity not in horsepower
Bowers featured on TV
Bowers featured on TV
STEAMING UP WITH CORN
The one-fourth scale Case steam engine, built by Prochaska
Tuckahoe Show
Steam traction engines displaced the mule
The Steam Engine Indicator
Corliss engine without an indicator
TUSCARAWAS VALLEY SHOW REPORT
A 12 inch sawmill was operated by a model portable steam engine
THE LANCASTER
Dr. Spence is an Assistant Professor of History at the Pennsylvania State University
GRANITE STATE GAS AND STEAM ENGINE ASSOCIATION SHOW REPORT
7th Annual Meet was sponsored by the Granite State Gas and Steam Engine Association
TRI-COUNTY HERITAGE CLUB - SHOW REPORT
Nelson is a born mechanic who can fix anything that runs and run anything that is fixed
Steam Show Buffs From Three Northern Illinois Area Shows Enjoyed A Bus Trip-Labor Day Weekend to Three Minnesota Shows
The 1500-mile trip to western Minnesota was greatly enjoyed by steam show enthusiasts
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Dale will be greatly missed by his family and many steam friends
PIONEER ENGINEERS HONOR PRESIDENT
The club had two calliopes
POST CARDS
Brookville Community Picnic and Steam Engine Reunion was held on August 1978
March 1980
THE PIONEER SPIRIT
The 1978 show came and went and the mill was still not completed
EARLY STEAM EXCAVATOR
The first steam engine in America was an English Newcomen-type engine
Riverside man still going strong at 88
Cramer, one of Okanogan County's old timers
NEW STEAM MUSEUM SET FOR ENGLAND
The Long Shop, was used by Richard Garrett for manufacture of portable steam engines
STUMPTOWN
A Huber gas tractor sawed until the steamers built up steam
ART IN OLD ENGINE CATALOGUES
Geiser made many engines which are treasured by collectors
BRITON JOINS U.S. COLLECTORS' RANKS
John Fowler & Company, one of the outstanding names in steam engine manufacture
STEAM SCENES IN MOVIE
Days of Heaven is the film, made by Paramount Pictures
MY ENGINE
The engine is a two cylinder 5-inch bore and 6-inch stroke
THE GOLDEN ROLL
ADOLPH KIRSCH of Oconto Falls, Wisconsin passed away September 14, 1979
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Officers and members of the Pioneer Engineers Club taken at Rushville
POST CARDS
Flagler Day is held each January at the Gold Coast Railroad Locomotive Museum
May 1980
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Criswell Museum is conducting a world-wide search for JD tractors
BANGOR PACKET
SS SABINO, was built in East Boothbay, Maine, in 1908
GASTOWN STEAM CLOCK
Central Heat Distribution Plant provides a continuous supply of steam to various properties
DEDICATION OF THE DELAWARE AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM
The Delaware ladies are also promoting the museum by compiling a Delaware cookbook
A Buffalo Springfield Steamer
The payoff came when the engineer who held a steam license was in demand
NEW ROUGH & TUMBLE PRESIDENT IS PATRICIA KREIDER
Glenn, is a farm worker, first saw the museum and grounds at Kinzers with her father
Steam Engine Explosion!
Oscar Kuersten and Fred Schmidke, ages 22 and 24, were killed instantly
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Memorials are requested in the form of contributions to the Loren Wade Scholarship for Engineering
POST CARD
Palmer Brothers Model U-2 gasoline engine built in 1913
July 1980
SOOT IN THE FLUES
The gas usage will alter many schedules
FARM STEAM ENGINEERS
Pioneers in Rural America
BUILDING A MUSEUM PROJECT
Stemgas Publishing Company will act as a clearinghouse
RUSSELL PORTABLE no. 17155
Last engine built by the Russell Company in 1924
PAM HOLDS FIRST ANNUAL THRESHERMAN FESTIVAL
Meeting to form a museum for antique farm machinery
NITTANY ANTIQUE SHOW
There were several demonstrations of machinery
STILL GOOD ADVICE
Things cannot always go your way
MINNESOTA STEAM ENGINE ASSOCIATION
To foster and perpetuate interest in the steam engine
LADY STEAM OPERATOR, 1903
Miss Downes ever operate a steam traction engine on a farm
THE GOLDEN ROLL
HORACE E. (HEZZIE) RIDENOUR was an engine mechanic for 40 years
POST CARD
The recent ratification vote on the Panama Canal treaty
September 1980
THE ANGULARITY OF THE CONNECTING ROD
Stephenson reversing gear which was used on the first successful locomotives
Last of the Thresher Manufacturers?
The brand name of the thresher was Lion
RESTORATION IN IDAHO
J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company was the largest manufacturer of steam engines
RUN-AWAY INFLATION
Our subscribers are engine collectors, restorers and exhibitors.
TRUE LOVE
The ceremony was performed on the platform of a 8 x 10 Frick steam engine
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Herman Marschel's threshing rig east of Buffalo in 1920.
THE BIG FOUR TRACTORS
Big Four Tractor was used for sage brush clearing, plowing, threshing and many other jobs
GENESEO SHOW
A large gas engine display was set up in a grove at the edge of the show grounds
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Charlie was born in Knox County and spent his entire life there
KEYSTONES & DUMP WAGONS
Miles and miles of roads and railroads were built with these wagons
Rolling Ahead At Rollag
To celebrate WMSTR's silver jubileea dream come true
HOW'S YOUR MUSEUM?
Oldtime farm equipment and machinery are disappearing rapidly
MORGAN COUNTY MUSEUM AND STEAM/GAS SHOW
Antique tractors of every vintage will be used to position the rack wagons
POST CARD
The ancient cartoon may tickle some of today's steam enthusiasts
November 1980
SOOT IN THE FLUES
Seeking information on a one cylinder old time engine
S.S. TICONDEROGA
The Ticonderoga's engine was hand-built in Hoboken
WESTERN ONTARIO STEAM CLUB PROJECT
A 100 HP stationary steam engine that was donated to the club
DISASTER: FORDING THE MISSOURI WITH A STEAM ENGINE
The person that ran the Denby truck and hauled the water was Fred Deering
TUSCARAWAS VALLEY SHOW
The Tuscarawas Valley Pioneer Association held its 17th annual show on the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds
THE STORY OF THE STEAM PLOUGH WORKS
The Story of The Steam Plough Works was written by Michael R. Lane
UNCLASSIFIED PHOTOS
Unidentified or unlabeled photographs
STEAM ENGINE BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP
The steam engine sitting in Stark's garage
MODEL ENGINEER'S VIEWPOINT
The Model area of steam shows is one of great interest to all show-goers
IRON MEN AND THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH STEAM
Experiences with steam
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Paul was a farmer by occupation and had retired in 1965
POST CARD
Restoration work and painting were done in the museum shop
POST CARD
A few old toy engines that have collected over the years