McCourtney GRaders
Charlie McCourtney and his son Bruce had a crew of graders (earth moving)
that worked all over southeast Nebraska.
that worked all over southeast Nebraska.
McCourtney near Crete, Nebraska, Photo 555. Photo 555, July 1912 July. The photo says that it is Bruce McCourtney working on a dam for Crete Roller Mills. They are using a 20 HPCC Reeves engine. (Bruce was Charlie's son.)
Photo 587, 1912.
Photo 763, the McCourtney graders at work in 1909.
Moving a railroad bed; Charlie McCourtney is the one in the right. Photo 581, undated.
McCourtney graders. Delores Penkava, daughter of Bruce McCourtney and granddaughter of Charlie McCourtney identifies this picture as having been taken on Taylor Creek, upstream from where the Highway 4 bridge is now. The house with the peak may be the Sitzman home place, which was configured like that in the old days. Photo 62, undated.
