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this pic taken in my hometown. hickman, ky
if u have any knowledge of any steamboats/paddleboats of any company at all in Hickman Ky. I would be more than interested in learning about them. I worked on modern day ‘towboats’ for 24 yrs. as a mate/deckhand. I also have a fb page “hickman ky history ‘born and raised’. that is mostly about the miss river, as it is a river town where i grew up. thank you very much
My great grandfather, Lewis David Tullis worked for a time with Lee Line in Hickman before taking employment on the Str John S Summers sometime around 1894 or 95.
Here are a couple links to some photos I have stored on imgur that might be of use to you.
https://i.imgur.com/7n6e8Ak.jpg
Lewis Tullis seated on railing (left) wearing Captain’s cap and smoking his pipe.
https://i.imgur.com/3q6ho7T.jpg
At the wheel of the Str John S Summers
https://i.imgur.com/VvqTk9m.jpg
Brief mention of his sudden stroke in the Hickman Courier, Sept 10, 1914
https://i.imgur.com/hAwpAAO.jpg
Obituary in Hickman Courier, Sept 17, 1914
I realize that these photos don’t include any of the Lee Line boats, but he had been a pilot and captain for Lee lines prior to taking work as the Captain of the Str John S Summers. He thought enough of Lee Lines that he named his second son, Robert Lee Tullis (born in Mabel, KY in 1901) after Lee Lines with his middle name.
I hope you find these photos helpful, or at least interesting in some way related to the Port of Hickman.
any info/pics of lee steamboats, especially in the hickman, ky area would be very appreciated thank you…btw I love your website.
John, thank you for your interest in the Lee Line. Most of the pictures I have displayed have
been EBay finds. If I come across pictures such as the ones you are interested in seeing, I
certainly will add to my site. Blessings, Jim Lee
Thank you leelinesteamers