Black and white photo negative of an old wharf boat on the Ohio River. The hills of Kentucky can be seen in the background. On image "Old Wharf Boat" is written.
Colored photo of the Princess Margy boat coming down the Ohio River. The Princess Margy was built in 1980 in Dunbar, WV. There are three level self-sufficient live-aboard vessel. The first level consists of a lounge, full-size kitchen, half-bath and engine room. On the second level are 2 full bedrooms, a full size bath, and a utility room with full-size washer and dryer. There is also a covered rear deck. Enclosed areas are comfortably heated and cooled year round with a 3 ton electric heat pump. The third level is comprised of the pilot house and a large deck. Atop the pilot house is a 12” brass bell. Decorative, yet functional, wrought iron railing borders each level.
Color tinted image of W. F. Nesbet steamboat. Some references mention a steamer named the "W.F. Nisbet" which ran on the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers in the 1890's.
Black & white oval-shaped image of the steamboat Bonanza, a side wheeler, she was built at Mack Yard in Cincinnati in 1885. For several years, she left Cincinnati at noon on one day, arrived in Portsmouth and left Portsmouth at noon on the next day to return to Cincinnati.
