Author Archives: leelinesteamers

The Monitor USS Amphitrite was moored at the mouth of the Wolf River where it meets the Mississippi & apparently caused silt buildup causing the eventual forming of Mud Island.   This picture and above caption was sent by Henry Carlyle Acosta.  … Continue reading →

The value of the ROWENA LEE as insured by 3 insurance companies was $22,500. The Greenwich Insurance Co. insured $5000 and paid $675.56 of the claim The St. Paul Insurance Co.            ”       … Continue reading →

The Eagle Packet Company was a competitor of the Lee Line following the collapse of the St. Louis New Orleans Anchor Line in 1898.   A postcard with the REES LEE in the fore ground somewhere on what appears to be the Mississippi … Continue reading →

Nice Rotograph postcard of the STACKER LEE also known as STACK-O-Dollars by her crew because the STACKER was a very profitable boat. The Rotograph Co. printed millions of postcards.  The link below gives a history of the Photographische Gesellschaft, founded in … Continue reading →

This is the newest addition to my collection of Lee Line passes.

Corporate letterheads today are quite bland compared to ones from the late 1800’s and early to mid 1900’s.  A one page story proudly conveys exactly what this company produced.   The Rees family supplied engines and other hard parts that … Continue reading →

The S&D Reflector is the quarterly magazine published by the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen.  Membership is open to anyone who is interested in the steamboat era.  Membership cost $35 per year with family subscription costing $1 per additional … Continue reading →

This advertising mirror is a recent find.   The maker was the Whitehead and Hoag Co. Newark NJ.

A recent EBay purchase.  D. A. Loomis was quite a traveler as numerous passes from this era bear his name or he made a hobby of collecting railroad and steamboat passes.  Comping executives of railroads and steamboat companies was a … Continue reading →