Steam Tractors & Cars Photos

Before the internal combustion engine displaced it, steam engines powered tractors on farms & powered other vehicles.

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Steam tractor at Old Mill Cultural Center. Dominica.Baker #1 steam tractor at Sauder Village. Archbold, OH.Jicase Threshing Machine Company steam tractor at Railroad Museum. Galveston, TX.Eagle maker's plaque of Jicase Threshing Machine Company steam tractor at Railroad Museum. Galveston, TX.
Steam tractor at Old Mill Cultural Center. Dominica.Baker #1 steam tractor (1898) at Sauder Village. Archbold, OH.Jicase Threshing Machine Company steam tractor at Railroad Museum. Galveston, TX.Eagle maker's plaque of Jicase Threshing Machine Company steam tractor at Railroad Museum. Galveston, TX.
Antique steam engine made by Port Huron Engine & Thresher company at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Reeves Steam Tractor by Emerson Brantingham Co. of Rockford, IL, at Aurora Plainsman Museum. Aurora, NE.Steam tractor with plow on prairie landscape of Stuhr Museum. Grand Island, NE.Steam tractor at Stuhr Museum. Grand Island, NE.
Antique steam engine made by Port Huron Engine & Thresher company at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI.Reeves Steam Tractor by Emerson Brantingham Co. of Rockford, IL, at Aurora Plainsman Museum. Aurora, NE.Steam tractor with plow on prairie landscape of Stuhr Museum. Grand Island, NE.Steam tractor at Stuhr Museum. Grand Island, NE.
Eagle trademark of Case Threshing Machine Co. of Racine, WI, on steam tractor at Warp Pioneer Village. Minden, NE.Benjamin Holt crawler steam tractor first of what would Caterpillar tracked engines at Warp Pioneer Village. Minden, NE.Port Huron Engine Thresher Co. steam engine at Cedar Point. Sandusky, OH.The A.D. Baker Co. of Swanton, Ohio steam tractor at Cedar Point. Sandusky, OH.
Eagle trademark of Case Threshing Machine Co. of Racine, WI, on steam tractor at Warp Pioneer Village. Minden, NE.Benjamin Holt crawler steam tractor (1917) first of what would Caterpillar tracked engines at Warp Pioneer Village. Minden, NE.Port Huron Engine Thresher Co. steam engine at Cedar Point. Sandusky, OH.The A.D. Baker Co. of Swanton, Ohio steam tractor at Cedar Point. Sandusky, OH.
Aultman Taylor Co. of Mansfield, Ohio steam tractor at Cedar Point. Sandusky, OH.Steam tractor at Cleveland History Center. Cleveland, OH.Steam engine at Hale Farm. Cleveland, OH.Eclipse steam tractor at Strasburg Railroad. Strasburg, PA.
Aultman Taylor Co. of Mansfield, Ohio steam tractor at Cedar Point. Sandusky, OH.Steam tractor at Cleveland History Center. Cleveland, OH.Steam engine at Hale Farm. Cleveland, OH.Eclipse steam tractor at Strasburg Railroad. Strasburg, PA.
White & Sons Co. London & Brandon Steam Tractor at Elkhorn, Manitoba Antique Auto Museum. Elkhorn, MB.Antique steam tractor at Doc's Town at Doc's Town. Swift Current, SK.Steam tractor by Advance Thresher Co. of Battle Creek, MI, at LeMay Museum. Tacoma, WA.Name plate of steam tractor by Advance Thresher Co. of Battle Creek, MI, at LeMay Museum. Tacoma, WA.
White & Sons Co. London & Brandon Steam Tractor at Elkhorn, Manitoba Antique Auto Museum. Elkhorn, MB.Antique steam tractor at Doc's Town at Doc's Town. Swift Current, SK.Steam tractor by Advance Thresher Co. of Battle Creek, MI, at LeMay Museum. Tacoma, WA.Name plate of steam tractor by Advance Thresher Co. of Battle Creek, MI, at LeMay Museum. Tacoma, WA.
Jacquot steam car, France; in Schlumpf National Automobile Museum. Mulhouse, France.Serpollet face-to-face steam car, France; in Schlumpf National Automobile Museum. Mulhouse, France.Blacksmith's shop with Carl Breer's steam car made in LA at Petersen Automotive Museum. Los Angeles, CA.White Steam Car from Cleveland, Ohio was first White House official auto of President William H. Taft at Heritage Plantation Auto Museum. Sandwich, MA.
Jacquot (1878) steam car, France; (2 cylinders) in Schlumpf National Automobile Museum. Mulhouse, France.Serpollet (1901) face-to-face steam car, France; (4 cylinders) in Schlumpf National Automobile Museum. Mulhouse, France.Blacksmith's shop with Carl Breer's steam car (1901) made in LA at Petersen Automotive Museum. Los Angeles, CA.White Steam Car (1909) from Cleveland, Ohio was first White House official auto of President William H. Taft at Heritage Plantation Auto Museum. Sandwich, MA.
White Steam Car from Cleveland, Ohio was first White House official auto of President William H. Taft at Heritage Plantation Auto Museum. Sandwich, MA.Stanley Steamer Model 60 of Newton, MA, at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Doble steam car which went from cold start to full steam in 90 seconds at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Philion steam car displayed at Chicago World's Fair at National Automobile Museum. Reno, NV.
White Steam Car (1909) from Cleveland, Ohio was first White House official auto of President William H. Taft at Heritage Plantation Auto Museum. Sandwich, MA.Stanley Steamer Model 60 (1910) of Newton, MA, at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Doble steam car (1924) which went from cold start to full steam in 90 seconds (45 built) at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Philion steam car (1892) displayed at Chicago World's Fair at National Automobile Museum. Reno, NV.
Boiler of Philion steam car at National Automobile Museum. Reno, NV.Washington hose carriage & Silsby Steam Pumper at Harrisburg Fire Museum. Harrisburg, PA.Gardner Serpollet Steam car from France in Pennsylvania State Museum. Harrisburg, PA.Stanley Steamer Model R Roadster , Newton, MA, at Frick Mansion Auto Collection. Pittsburgh, PA.
Boiler of Philion steam car (1892) at National Automobile Museum. Reno, NV.Washington hose carriage & Silsby Steam Pumper at Harrisburg Fire Museum. Harrisburg, PA.Gardner Serpollet Steam car (1902) from France in Pennsylvania State Museum. Harrisburg, PA.Stanley Steamer Model R Roadster (1909), Newton, MA, at Frick Mansion Auto Collection. Pittsburgh, PA.
Stanley Steamer lamp & steam whistle at Frick Mansion Auto Collection. Pittsburgh, PA.Stanley Steamer EX Runabout by Stanley Motor Carriage Co., Newton, MA, at Browning-Kimball Car Museum. Ogden, UT.Side view of Stanley Steamer EX Runabout at Browning-Kimball Car Museum. Ogden, UT.Nose of Stanley Steamer EX Runabout at Browning-Kimball Car Museum. Ogden, UT.
Stanley Steamer lamp & steam whistle at Frick Mansion Auto Collection. Pittsburgh, PA.Stanley Steamer EX Runabout (1907) by Stanley Motor Carriage Co., Newton, MA, at Browning-Kimball Car Museum. Ogden, UT.Side view of Stanley Steamer EX Runabout (1907) at Browning-Kimball Car Museum. Ogden, UT.Nose of Stanley Steamer EX Runabout (1907) at Browning-Kimball Car Museum. Ogden, UT.
Baldwin Steamer at LeMay Museum. Tacoma, WA.Baldwin Steamer boiler under front seat at LeMay Museum. Tacoma, WA.

Baldwin Steamer (1899) at LeMay Museum. Tacoma, WA.Baldwin Steamer (1899) boiler under front seat at LeMay Museum. Tacoma, WA.


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