I found this when I did a Google search on his name - is the name of the ship that had the mast covering part of the name: https://books.google.com/books?id=XEJk4r0wIjYC&pg=PA296&lpg=PA296&dq=Captain+E.+E.+HEERMAN&source=bl&ots=QJkU5NicOe&sig=wHuVPoiShbXXj_EcI_CUABK7I9Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjcyqHq747OAhUB64MKHaGABcQQ6AEIMjAE#v=onepage&q=Captain%20E.%20E.%20HEERMAN&f=false On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 8:52 AM, Shelley Cardiel via <roots@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I've "rescued" an old photograph identified as "Steamers built by John > BURKE > or BUNKE (handwriting is a bit difficult to make out) of Reads Landing, MN > - > on the Mississippi River 1800's". The names of the boats appears to be > "Ida > Campbell" and "Iowa City" and "Minne_tta". The mast covers one letter on > the last boat so I cannot determine the full name. I'm guessing that the > photograph was taken in the 1870's. Someone has also glued a newspaper > article on the back of the photograph about a River Skipper named Captain > E. > E. HEERMAN who captained boats on the upper Mississippi River from the > 1850's to 1880's. > > > > I am hoping to be able to return the photograph to a member of the builders > family and would appreciate you contacting me if you are a member of this > family, or you know someone who might be. > > > > Thanks, > > Shelley > > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- Kathy Bopp