Description: Reverse reads: "the Garden Green Playing the Ohio River Cincinnati Ohio." The ship in this photo is the Gordon C. Greene. Greene Line Steamers was established in 1890 by Captain Gordon C. Greene and his wife, Captain Mary Greene. Based in Cincinnati, their steamships traveled primarily on the Ohio River, tranporting freight between the east and west. In the 1920's, as railroads took over most freight transport, Greene Line Steamers survived by building larger and more modern steamships, limiting their transport to shorter trade routes, and by pioneering the business of passenger pleasure cruises. The company is perhaps most notable for purchasing the 'Delta Queen' in 1946, the last original and operational sternwheel steamboat that is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. After Tom Greene, son of Gordon C. Greene, died unexpectedly in 1950, Greene Line Steamers came under hard financial times and eventually folded in 1958. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F02_025_001
Subjects: Greene Line Steamers, Inc.; Steamboats--Ohio River; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Greene Line Steamers." Greene Line Steamers was established in 1890 by Captain Gordon C. Greene and his wife, Captain Mary Greene. Based in Cincinnati, their steamships traveled primarily on the Ohio River, tranporting freight between the east and west. In the 1920's, as railroads took over most freight transport, Greene Line Steamers survived by building larger and more modern steamships, limiting their transport to shorter trade routes, and by pioneering the business of passenger pleasure cruises. The company is perhaps most notable for purchasing the 'Delta Queen' in 1946, the last original and operational sternwheel steamboat that is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. After Tom Greene, son of Gordon C. Greene, died unexpectedly in 1950, Greene Line Steamers came under hard financial times and eventually folded in 1958. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F02_039_001
Subjects: Greene Line Steamers, Inc.; Steamboats--Ohio River
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

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)
 

Description: 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_016_001
Subjects: Steamboats--Ohio River; Greene Line Steamers, Inc.; Way, Frederick, 1901-1992
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: 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_017_001
Subjects: Steamboats--Ohio River; Greene Line Steamers, Inc.; Way, Frederick, 1901-1992
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: John A. Roebling suspension bridge, seen in the background, was completed in 1866 and connects Cincinnati, Ohio to Covington, Kentucky. The boat in this photo was part of Greene Line Steamers. The company was established in 1890 by Captain Gordon C. Greene and his wife, Captain Mary Greene. Based in Cincinnati, their steamships traveled primarily on the Ohio River, tranporting freight between the east and west. In the 1920's, as railroads took over most freight transport, Greene Line Steamers survived by building larger and more modern steamships, limiting their transport to shorter trade routes, and by pioneering the business of passenger pleasure cruises. The company is perhaps most notable for purchasing the 'Delta Queen' in 1946, the last original and operational sternwheel steamboat that is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. After Tom Greene, son of Gordon C. Greene, died unexpectedly in 1950, Greene Line Steamers came under hard financial times and eventually folded in 1958. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F02_011_001
Subjects: Greene Line Steamers, Inc.; Steamboats--Ohio River; Roebling Suspension Bridge (Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Ky.)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: John A. Roebling suspension bridge, seen in the background, was completed in 1866 and connects Cincinnati, Ohio to Covington, Kentucky. The boat in this photo was part of Greene Line Steamers. The company was established in 1890 by Captain Gordon C. Greene and his wife, Captain Mary Greene. Based in Cincinnati, their steamships traveled primarily on the Ohio River, tranporting freight between the east and west. In the 1920's, as railroads took over most freight transport, Greene Line Steamers survived by building larger and more modern steamships, limiting their transport to shorter trade routes, and by pioneering the business of passenger pleasure cruises. The company is perhaps most notable for purchasing the 'Delta Queen' in 1946, the last original and operational sternwheel steamboat that is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. After Tom Greene, son of Gordon C. Greene, died unexpectedly in 1950, Greene Line Steamers came under hard financial times and eventually folded in 1958. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F02_012_001
Subjects: Greene Line Steamers, Inc.; Steamboats--Ohio River; Roebling Suspension Bridge (Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Ky.)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)