Steamboat race on the Ohio River   Save
Ohio Guide Photographs
Description: Original description reads: "Boat race between Tom Greene and Betsy Ann, Cincinnati Ohio." The steamboat captains of the Ohio River often raced each other along stretches of the river for bragging rights as well as the coveted trophy of a pair of gold-tipped elk horns. The 'Tom Greene' was owned and operated by Captain Tom Green of The Green Line Steamer company. The 'Betsy Ann' belonged to Captain Frederick Way, Jr., close friend to Tom Greene even though the two competed for business in shipping along the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F02_038_001
Subjects: Steamboats--Ohio River; Greene Line Steamers, Inc.; Way, Frederick, 1901-1992
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)