Horse power threshing is a ?special feature? at the North Central Illinois Steam Power Show, held annually at the King Farm, Kings, Ill. It is done in the same old way as 70 years ago, fully equipped and fully powered by 6 teams of draft horses and mules.
Emil F. Svanda
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Pictures are of my Garr-Scott and Russell before they were restored and as they were when we brought them home on one truck. Right to left: Art Erickson, Sylvester Fosdick (owner), Sam Haley, Sam Lambert. Courtesy of Sylvester Fosdick, R. R. No. 4, Pontia
Sylvester Fosdick
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My wife and I standing beside a 13 HP Reeves we had just sold to Mr. Richard Wall and Mr. Don Penner of Hillsboro, Kansas. Courtesy of Frank Stark, Billings, Missouri 65610.
Frank Stark
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Pictures are of my Garr-Scott and Russell before they were restored and as they were when we brought them home on one truck: 2 years later, with hours & hours of labor, Mary Fosdick, the mother of our 4 children, and my wonderful wife. She remains the sam
Sylvester Fosdick
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Mr. Richard Wall and Mr. Don Penner of Hillsboro, Kansas. (Take good care of the engine, Fellows we've got to preserve this American heritage as long as possible Anna Mae). Courtesy of Frank Stark, Billings, Missouri 65610.
Frank Stark
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A photo of a circa 1910 American Abell 120 HP steam traction engine, cross compound. This picture was taken just after it was unloaded and it is in the same condition as when it was found. This steamer was built by the American Abell Engine and Thresher C
S. G. Reynolds
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Reprints of the Aultman-Taylor steam engine and separator that were used in our threshing run in Central Illinois and owned by Elmer Lockenour. His engineers on the engine were George Opperman and Russell Gordon of Lawndale, Illinois. The pictures were ta
G. W. May
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LETTER The following was sent to Mr. A. F. Brandt, Bainbridge, Pennsylvania in 1964. He recently sent it on to us. ''I remember with pleasure the fun I had at Montpelier looking over your fine old Huber engine. You remember I said I would send a snapshot
Robert P. Foster
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Reprints of the Aultman-Taylor steam engine and separator that were used in our threshing run in Central Illinois and owned by Elmer Lockenour. His engineers on the engine were George Opperman and Russell Gordon of Lawndale, Illinois. The pictures were ta
G. W. May
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This is a picture of a scale model locomotive, built by Ted Young of Peoria, Ill. Ted has a great hobby of building steam traction engines and locomotives. He has several engines that he displays and that will run. Last year Ted added to his collection ''
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