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Friday October 19, 2007
Saturday October 20, 2007
Sat Oct 20 and Sun Oct 21 Parades

Above far left: 1:00 PM Mike Freiling begins our parade with his Dad Paul Freiling's Calliope playing the United States National Anthem. Above left and right: Our current Trustee President Jeanette Stevens rides in a retired Vista Fire Department 1954 Kenworth. Above far right: that is either Gary or David Schnell. Email Update Oct 26: The Titan in the parade is driven by Gary Schnell and Gary is here from Georgia just for our show, Mark Rottmann. Thanx Mark, Greg.

Above far left: Jim Sparks operating Mark Rottman's Case. Above left: Gerry Swenson operating Julius Schnell's Cletrac towing Julius's home built Ford Model A pickup box crawler trailer. Above far right: Virgil White driving our 1930 Boulder Dam Model Euclid that is Stephan Whitehead riding with Virgil.

Above far left: Virgil White likes Big Boys Toys and does things in a big way. Above left: Savannah Robinson operates her grandfathers Farmall M tractor. Above right: Scott and Carol Higgins 1916 16 HP -- 12 KW -- Russell tows our rendition of a mobile cook shack. Above far right: our 1912 Museum Owned 60HP -- 45 KW -- CASE S/N 27462 operated by Alex Comerchero, right, ably assisted by Eric McConnon, left.

Above far left: Dwayne and Wayne McBride seem to have entirely too much fun being twin brothers. Above right: Colleen McCune. Above far right: Colleen's husband Paul operating while Pauls' Dad Frank rides along. The McCune's son Andy is featured in A boy grows into a man at AGSEM the McCune Family Photo album beginning in 1988.

Above far left: We Volunteers quickly assembled a large amount of money from each other to purchase this Museum owned 1918 30-60 Aultman Taylor when it appeared but failed to meet reserve at our July 28, 2002 Auction  Above left: Robert Richardson's tractor. Above far right: Julius Schnell is hiding in the shade while operating one of our two Museum owned Caterpillar D8 tractors.

Above far left: Richard Green operating Museum owned TD-6 that Richard adopted, towing a Massey Harris drill. Above right: Steam Team Boss Dean Alling operating his own 1920 Minneapolis. Above far right: Dean's brother John Alling operating our Museum owned 1902 Advance Steam Tractor

Above far left: Steam Engine Row volunteer George Bohn operating a Museum owned Oliver 70 Industrial tractor towing a horse drawn grader donated by LA Paving. Above far right: Stan Foraker operating.

Above far left: Oliver Hart-Parr Row Crop.

Above far left: Dan Jaques operating. Originally this Cat had a gas engine but Dan and Virgil White among others replaced it with a diesel engine. Above left: IH Farmall Cub with after market High-Crop kit and after market chemical sprayer.

I comment pictures of people and things that I know. I do not know any of these folks.

Above far left: Our Museum School of Times Past teacher Mrs. Whimplewort is a real stern teacher.

Above left: Built in Salt Lake City Utah 1936-1938, driven with reins, using the same movements as managing a team of horses, the Power Horse is a 2500 pound, four wheel drive tractor designed to lure farmers away from horses. Standard horse drawn equipment farmers already owned could be hitched to the Power Horse. Above far right: while no longer as active as he once was Sam Hill usually comes and helps us for shows.

Above right: if you look here July 29, 2007 Auction you will see four pictures of this pink garden tractor, right at the top of the page, when the previous owner auctioned it off. In this picture the current owner operates.

Above right: A dozen years ago John Hollenitsch gifted his wife Joan on her birthday with this gray tractor. Which she drives all over our property during shows. Above far right: John Alling operating Museum owned Titan steel wheel tractor.

Ya see that all of these vehicles have a number. With that information and the notebook computer that holds the details our Parade Announcer Larry Thompson describes each entry including the owner and operators names.

Above left: Best 30.

Above far left and above left: here are those fun loving twin brothers again, Dwayne and Wayne McBride.

Above far right: our most recent past President Tom Garrison.

Above left: our Trustee and current Safety Officer Steve Stipp brings up the end of our Saturday parade. Above right: Sunday Parade: Byron Whitehead operates our 1895 12HP -- 9 KW Russell steam tractor. Above far right and below. Each parade we run a skit where Chicken Thief Patrick Myers high tails it with the lunch chicken pursued by Joan Hollenitsch with her cast iron frying pan, and, The Law.

Above far right and below far left: advertising for our November 11 2007 Consignment Auction These ten circa 1910-1940 outboard motors will be in our auction.

Above far left: above the outboard motors you can see our Parade Announcer Larry Thompson on the left and Robert Critz on the right. Between them that white cardboard box shades the notebook computer with all the parade participant info. Above left: Mike, Mr. Jeanette Stevens. Above right: Stanley Foraker. Above far right: Marta, Mrs Stanley Foraker, and their son Nicholas.

Above far left: riding on his knees in the trailer is the namesake for A boy grows into a man at AGSEM Andy McCune. Above right: Jack Keylon operates Museum owned 1918 Moline. Above far right and below far left: I took a couple closeups of this 1922 Dodge Brothers truck in Beverly Hillbillies livery.

Above left and right: Pauley Equipment Company shows off two of the four pieces of new Kubota Equipment they displayed at our show. Above far right: Caterpillar 30.

Above far left, left and right: Virgil White again with another of his Big Boys Toys, Virgils own Caterpillar D9. Built in 1955, the first year of D9 production. Model 18A Serial Number 1128, 275HP, Virgils D9 weighs 35 tons and makes so much noise we could not hear Larry Thompsons amplified voice. Above far right: Kent Graham operates Museum owned Green and Yellow Tractor with an after market crawler kit.

Events:   Consignment Auctions   Carlsbad Flower Fields  Changes Log  Civil War Re-enactment  Harvest Fair   Hot Blues Engines Festival  New Donations  School Days   Summergrass San Diego   Visitors  Weddings
Exhibits:  Blacksmith Shop    City of Guajome Gulch    Farmhouse   Gas Engine Row  Gas Tractors   Short Track Model Railroad   Steam Engine Row   Steam Tractors   Weavers    Tree and Garden Club   Missouri Sorghum Company   Indian River Grist Mill

Friday October 19, 2007
Saturday October 20, 2007
Sat Oct 20 and Sun Oct 21 Parades