Memphis Tennessee TN, USA, Memorial statue Tom Lee an African-American riverworker, who was personally credited with using a small rowboat to save the

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Memphis Tennessee TN, USA, Memorial statue Tom Lee an African-American riverworker, who was personally credited with using a small rowboat to save the lives of 32 passengers from the sinking of Norman a steamboat that sunk on May 8, 1925, near Cow Island Bend. Tom Lee Park is named in his honor.

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Size: 5050px × 3368px
Photo credit: © PS-I / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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