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The Memphis Commercial Appeal Mid South Memories section reported that on January 25, 1887 the following article extolling the benefits of liver medicine …”Almost all the diseases that afflict us from infancy to old age have their origin in a … Continue reading →

This St. Louis water front picture was taken sometime in the 1890’s to the early 1900’s.  I have another picture of this scene but it is in need of some PhotoShop help before I post a copy. Way’s Packer Directory … Continue reading →

This picture of a Lee Line Steamers wharfboat is from a unused therefore undated postcard.  The gentlemen standing by the mule cart could be cotton merchants waiting for a bale or two of cotton to be unloaded from the wharfboat … Continue reading →

LADY LEE: Boat 3338 Way’s Packet Directory page 275. Stern Wheeler, Packet, wood hull, built by the Howard Ship Yard Jeffersonville Ind. 1889, 176 x 35 x 5.5. Engines 16’s – 6 ft. Three boilers. She and the ROWENA LEE … Continue reading →

Lee Line Steamer Robert E Lee 1898 This picture is from the collection of my brother George Lee.  This boat was named after my great uncle Robert E Lee who ran the Lee Line from 1895 until 1912.  Some historic records … Continue reading →

            This picture was taken from a postcard labled Ferd Harold Hickman Ky.

FERD HAROLD: Boat 2039 Way’s Packet Directory page 165. Stern Wheeler, Packet, steel hull, built at Dubuque Iowa 1890, 244 x 34 x 7.2. Engines 18’s – 8 ft. Three boilers. Ferd Harold Esq. was a St. Louis brewer who … Continue reading →

Rousters in this undated photo are doing the hard work necessary to keep a steamer operating.  This photo is from the collection of my older brother George (3 minutes older) who graciously allowed me to copy his collection of Lee Line … Continue reading →