Chris Greene Steamer on the Ohio River   Save
Ohio Guide Collection
Description: Titled "Roustabouts Loading Driftwood," this photograph shows men loading wood on the Greene Line Steamer. Photo taken in 1938 by Paul Briol. The original Chris Greene was destroyed by fire in 1922 along with The Island Queen, the Morning Star, the Cincinnati, the Tacoma, and several wharf boats. The second Chris Greene, built 1925, serviced the Cincinnati-Pomeroy-Charleston run commanded by Captain Chris Greene. Beginning in 1934 Captain Volney E. White serviced the Cincinnati-Louisville run. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F09_004_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project--Works Progress Administration--Steamboat
Places: Ohio River