Workers standing in front of a Nichols and Shepard Oil-Gas Tractor in Battle Creek, the "Red River Special," c. 1910. Written on back: L.-R BC 1. 1. 3. Robert E. Smith - Later worked for fire Dept #1 Gasoline powered tractor "Red River Special" manufactured by Nichols -Shepard Co. - B. C. Mich 1910-11 to 1925