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15 horsepower A. B. Farquhar steam traction engine owned by the estate of Morgan Hill. This engine powers the American sawmill at the Pioneer Showgrounds.
PHOTO BY BLAKE MALKAMAKI
Threshing wheat with the Society's hand feed Westinghouse separator.
Note the beautiful view from our show grounds.
PHOTO BY BLAKE MALKAMAKI
Tod Zuck operating a Russell portable engine belonging to the estate of Morgan Hill. The engine is powering a buzz saw and providing steam for the kettles at "Steamers' Ridge Steam Kettle Cookery".
Good bean soup sold here.
PHOTO BY BLAKE MALKAMAKI
Large stationary gas engine shed with (l to r) a belt-driven cross cut saw, a 4 cylinder Buffalo oil drilling engine, and a large 1 cylinder Bovaird Seyfang oil field engine. PHOTO BY BLAKE MALKAMAKI
Past presidents Tod Zuck and Harold Seber burning the Society's mortgage at a ceremony celebrating the payoff of their original 60 acre grounds.
PHOTO BY BLAKE MALKAMAKI
| John Klakamp with display of International model tractors at our 1996 Summer Show. |
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23-90 Baker traction engine owned by Howard Godfrey of Cherry Grove, Pennsylvania.
PHOTO BY BLAKE MALKAMAKI |
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Massey-Harris 4 Wheel Drive owned by Stan Liszka of Jamestown, Pennsylvania |
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420 John Deere dozer owned by Carl & Elsie Smith
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Caterpillar 60 owned by Will Wingo of Titusville, Pennsylvania |
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John Deere D tractor, owned by Dave Goodwill of Columbus, Pennsylvania, pulling hard on the sawmill.
PHOTO BY BLAKE MALKAMAKI |
| Antique gas engine powering an old butter churn. Photo by JOHN BAKER |
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The last known Russell traction engine made - #17152. Owned by Tom Downing and Tom Jones.
Photo by JOHN BAKER |
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Fairchild & Betts gas engine made in Warren, Pennsylvania. Owned by Don Worley of Warren. Photo by JOHN BAKER |
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Eric Halko of Springboro, Pennsylvania with his early steel wheeled Farmall H.
PHOTO BY BLAKE MALKAMAKI |
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Garden tractor pulls are a regular part of our Spring Gas Ups and Fall Harvest Festivals. PHOTO BY KATHY SEBER |
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We even had a wedding at our 1999 Summer show!
Photo by JOHN BAKER |
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