Colorized image of the Bostonia on the Ohio River near Portsmouth. The steamboat was a sidewheeler built in Jeffersonville, Indiana in 1863 under the supervision of Captain William McClain.
Colorized photo image of two river boats on the Ohio River in front of a sign welcoming all to Portsmouth. "First Sternwheel Regatta 1983" is written on the back.
Colorized image of the steamboat Greyhound docked on the Ohio River at Portsmouth. The Greyhound was built in Ironton in 1901. She ran in the Portsmouth-Proctorville trade and was considered quite fast. Used as a wharfboat at Ironton, she was lost in ice December 31, 1917.