Ohio River View, Portsmouth Ohio, showing Kentucky Hills.

Title

Ohio River View, Portsmouth Ohio, showing Kentucky Hills.

Description

Tinted image of the Greenwood steamboat in the Ohio river. The Greenwood was built by Captain Greene at Parkersburg, WV and completed in Ironton. On her maiden trip in October, 1898, she left Portsmouth and sank at the mouth of the Scioto River when she hit a snag. She was raised and repaired and ran the Cincinnati-Pomeroy-Charleston trades. In 1925 she collided with the Chris Greene and sank.

Creator

E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee

Date

1918

Format

9 cm x 14 cm postcard

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library