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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 →

This letter addressed to my grandfather belongs to my uncle Bayliss Lee.

  The three gentlemen standing on the cotton bales are most likely Shelby Rees Lee, my grandfather, Robert E Lee and perhaps their brother James Lee III.   The SADIE LEE is to their right and the HARRY LEE is in … Continue reading →

 This postcard was postmarker October 26, 1914 at Memphis, it is one example of several different colorized cards which were taken from the previous black and white post of the JAMES LEE.  The producer of the post card added several items … Continue reading →

 This picture of the JAMES LEE was widely reproduced as post cards.  These postcards are often seen advertised by Ebay sellers for $6.00 to $15.00.  I have several different postcards taken from this photograph which show various coloration additions to … Continue reading →

                                  This ad is from the Memphis Polk 1904 directory.  Of interest is the language letting the reader know that take home remedies were … Continue reading →

From the Mid-South Memories section of the Memphis Commercial Appeal November 13, 2011, the following was reported November 13, 1886, “The steamer Chickasaw commanded by Capt. E.C. Postal, has at this port with 1613 bales of cotton from the White … Continue reading →