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2-23-16 Danger Down Below in 2:00
http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/february-23-2016-danger-down-below/
February 23, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1875. That was the day that the National Marine Engineers’ Association was founded at a meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. The association represented steamboat engineers, most from boats navigating the Great Lakes. Being a steamboat engineer was risky business.
2:00 minute audio at link.
