I Was Born in Oklahoma

By Fay Sullivan
Published on May 1, 1984
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A 40 HP Avery pulling an Avery separator.
A 40 HP Avery pulling an Avery separator.
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Tom Terning and a 40 HP Avery undermounted engine
Tom Terning and a 40 HP Avery undermounted engine
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Harper and son of Sedgwick, Kansas, with their 25 HP Russell restored in 1983 by Joe and Tom Terning.
Harper and son of Sedgwick, Kansas, with their 25 HP Russell restored in 1983 by Joe and Tom Terning.

606 South Broadview Wichita, Kansas 67218

I was born in Oklahoma in April 1905 in what was then known as
Indian Territory. During my younger days, my father owned a
threshing outfit powered by a Port Huron engine; therefore, I more
or less grew up on a steam traction engine. As the years went by, I
was exposed to other makes of engines including a Russell and so

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