Colorized image of two people going across the water of a river in a motor boat. During the early 1900's, there would be man motor boat races held in the Ohio River. This tradition continued through the emergence of the River Day's Parade which would eventually start in 1963.
Colorized image of Portsmouth situated along the Ohio River with steamboats traveling along the waters. The steamboat on the left is called the Scioto, and the one on the right is the Ashland. The U. S. Hotel can be made out in the background.