Rousters loading coal from a coal barge

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 and other steamboat pictures he purchased in the early 1980’s.

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