Cincinnati, Pomeroy & Charleston Packet Co. ledger
Scope and Content
The collection includes the Cabin Register Book dating from 1895 to 1896. The register is for both the Steamer Bonanza and Steamer Sunshine.
Dates
- Creation: 1895 - 1896
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
History of Cincinnati, Pomeroy & Charleston Packet Co. Ledger
Cincinnati, Pomeroy & Charleston Packet Co. known also as the White Collar Line (because of the emblem of two white collars painted on the stacks) was a steamboat company with a wharf-boat located in 206 E. Front St., Cincinnati and operated on the Ohio River in 1890s. Two steamboats in the fleet were the Steamer Bonanza and the Steamer Sunshine. In 1904 the company was bought by Captain Gordon Green and renamed Greene Line Steamers, Inc.
Extent
0.3 cubic feet
Abstract
Cabin Register Book for both the Steamer Bonanza and Steamer Sunshine for 1895 and 1896.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection is a single item.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Cincinnati, Pomeroy & Charleston Packet Co. (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Cincinnati, Pomeroy & Charleston Packet Co. ledger
- Author
- Anna Gabritchidze
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
