The bibliography shown here omits all the informal conversations I've had over the years where folks share bits and peices of information. There is no way to document this but each exchange has helped me learn more about steam engines and how they were used.
Anatomy of an Antique Traction Engine Boiler (Locomotive Style). Visited on February 17, 2003.
There is an old boiler located at Threshermen's Park in Booneville, Indiana. It has had large holes cut into it so it can stand as a static display showing how these boilers were constructed. This page features several pictures of this display with the parts of the boiler identified and captions explaining what all the parts were for.
The Case Corporation Storybook. Visited on January 24, 2002. CaseIH Corporation. (www.casecorp.com/corporate/storybook/)
The site has been taken offline since I visited it. It was a wonderful online history of the Case Corporation. Case was one of the largest manufacturers of steam traction engines and they still make tractors and agricultural implements today. The company history that is currently available on their web site is one page long and does not compare to the information they once had available.
Covington, Ruby N. "It's Wheat Threshing Time." Eastern Robertson County Historical Quarterly. Issue 32 (Summer 2002): pp. 9-10.
This is a quarterly publication of the Cross Plains Heritage Commission. The Heritage Commission operates a museum and archives which is currently open on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The museum is located at 7821 Highway 25 East, Cross Plains, Tennessee. If sending mail you need to address your correspondence to P. O. Box 7, Cross Plains, TN 37049. Or you can call 615-654-2992.
Jackie Swann. Personal Interview. July 22, 2001.
Click here for more information and transcript of the interview.
Keck Motor Company Web Site. Visited on January 23, 2002.
(http://www.keckmotorcompany.com/)
This was the web site for the Keck Motor Company of Evansville, Indiana. This company was once a division of the Keck-Gonnerman Company. The history of the Keck-Gonnerman Company and a complete 1929 catalog are available at this site. The site is now offline.
Paul Swann. Personal Interview. October 27, 2001.
Click here for more information and transcript of the interview.
Sale, Jane. Memories of an Era. Published by the author, 1994.
This book covers the history of the first 25 years of the Tennessee-Kentucky Threshing Show. Copies are available at the souvenir stand at the show.
"Steam and Steam Engineering." Funk & Wagnalls Standard Reference Encyclopedia. New York: Standard Reference Works Publishing Company, 1960.
For an in depth explanation of how steam engines work.
"Tennessee Official Highway Map." Tennessee Department of Transportation, 2001.
These maps are free at our Tennessee Welcome Centers and a copy is also available from Tennessee's web site (but it is a sizable download).
