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Monthly Archives: February 2014
St. Louis and Tennessee River Packet Co.
The St. Louis and Tennessee River Packet Co. was a fierce competitor of the Lee Line. Recently I was able to purchase this interesting piece of history. The gentleman who sold this plate received it as a gift from an … Continue reading
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REES LEE postcard Homewood Iowa Aug 1913
Josh Gamble thank you for your Photoshop skills used to remove the crease from this old picture while maintaining the original patina and adding sharpness.
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REES LEE postcard postmarked Northwood Iowa Aug 9, 1913
This postcard was another recent EBay find. The addressee is Mrs. H.J. Sewoster 1268 E 90 St., Cleveland Ohio. A Google search yielded a 1900 Federal Census Cuyahoga County Ohio listing H.J. Sewoster age 17 and his birthplace listed as … Continue reading
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Folk Art
These two folk art paintings of the James Lee, Kate Adams and Rosa Lee were sent to me by Jean Cash Scott whose grand parents John Pennel and Emma Cash Pennel lived on island 51. She believes the paints were … Continue reading
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