Allis-Chalmers Powered Russell "Junior" Road Grader - c. 1920
In this nicely-composed photo, Jesse Meiser brings us into the world of early road maintenance. You can almost smell the freshly turned dirt.
Taken near Eureka in northern California, after Meiser had moved there from the Portland area, this view features the Russell Grader - one of the more popular graders of its time.
After beginning with horse-drawn graders, the Russell company made the transition to gasoline power by providing their grader mechanisms to several tractor companies, who outfitted the graders with their engines. Besides Allis-Chalmers, the Caterpiller company also adapted Russell Graders for gasoline power.
In the late 1920s Caterpiller bought the Russell company, and began making the graders under their own nameplate.
-- This photo is restored and printed by Old Oregon.
Photographer | Jesse A. Meiser |
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Location | California |
Subject | Road Work |
Decade | 1920s |
Print Maker | Old Oregon |
Original Type | Glass Negative |
Size of Original | 7.7 x 9.6 inches |
Photographer's Number | Number 505 |