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[Siege Artillery on the Mexican Border]

Description: Photograph of a caterpillar tractor pulling heavy siege artillery on the Mexican border. According to the caption, this group of U.S. Marines is trying move a piece of siege artillery that has become stuck in the mud.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Army Caterpillar Tractor]

Description: Photograph of an army caterpillar tractor pulling heavy artillery through mud. The flatbed wagon has become stuck in the mud. Marines are attempting to get the wagon out of the mud with the assistance of the tractor.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Shuey's Silo and Tractor]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man and woman standing with a dog in front of Shuey's tractor with several men standing around a silo in the background with trees and shrubs on the left and right side.
Date: October 27, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Steam powered tractor with farmer]

Description: Postcard issued by Bank of the Southwest using images from F.J. Schlueter Collection. Image is of a steam powered tractor with farmer standing on the back. Farmer is in the process of plowing the field. Text on the back of the postcard reads, "Even in its early days, Houston was an agricultural center. Farm machinery such as this steam tractor helped Houstonians make the most of their natural resources. Photograph from the Bank of the Southwest--F.J. Schlueter Collection." Image is from ca… more
Date: 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Tractor

Description: Patent for improvements to tractors which are designed with the driver's seat positioned on the trailing unit. The improvements allow for tools to be attached in such a way cultivating may be done near fences and other common obstructions.
Date: July 1, 1918
Creator: Chenoweth, William B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tractor

Description: Patent for "novel features of construction and combinations of parts" in tractors to ensure a steady, even pace of travel and allow for traversing uneven landscape while maintaining a level setting, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Altgelt, Herman E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Transmission Mechanism.

Description: Patent for an improved transmission mechanism for changing speed of tractors and other machines, with illustrations. The improvement is in the arrangement and assembly of the component parts to improve efficiency and to provide several different forward speeds as well as a reverse speed.
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: Ingram, Joseph D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Traction-Engine

Description: Patent for a traction engine that has a unique assemblage of the frame and body making it most efficient.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Claitor, Lilburn S. & Mahagan, Ross C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Motor

Description: Patent for a new type of motor. The aim of this new type of motor is to use head and cold to expand and contract the bar used to apply power.
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Miller, Leonard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Traction-Wheel.

Description: Patent for a traction wheel that has improved traction on muddy ground.
Date: July 12, 1910
Creator: Larson, Louis O.; Larsen, Arvid R. & Johnson, Sigfried
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Motor-Driven Header and Binder

Description: Patent for a mechanically driven header and binder tool that can be mounted to a tractor for use in large-scale agricultural harvesting, with illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Swofford, Marvin L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tractor.

Description: Patent is for a new and improved tractor design. Improvements to gear and axle design that enable the tractor to make narrower turns and to make power run from the engine to the gears without interfering with the steering mechanism.
Date: January 7, 1917
Creator: Hudgens, George Thomas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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