Original oil and gas trade magazine vintage ad for THE J. B. BEAIRD COMPANY, INC. Main office and factory was located in Shreveport, LA. Shoes for a Bridge that Walks. Pacing back and forth on its foundation as it reacts to heat and cold, the giant bridge across the Red River was fitted with massive shoes of Steel made by Beaird's machining division. R. Lacy, Inc. Frost Hull Station in Carthage Texas is equipped with Beaird-Ingersoll-Rand gas engine driven compressor plants with Young radiators. This unique 1955 petroleum gas compressor equipment magazine advertisement would display beautifully matted and framed. Nice graphics. Two-sided advertisement.