Image of a group of people standing on a boat. Group outings were common, not only among the various boat clubs, but also for families and friends that enjoyed boating on the Ohio and its tributaries. Note the African American couple in the middle of the group. It is not known whether they owned or operated the craft, or if they accompanied the group as servants.
Hand drawn map of the cruising area of the Pastime Boat Club. The club usually cruised upriver from its Louisville base. Over the years, due to riverfront industrial development, population shifts to eastern Jefferson County, and a need for a good location for its headquarters, the club focused its activities on a stretch of the Ohio from Louisville to Westport.
Image from Walter Whipple Spooner's "The Back-woodsmen : or, Tales of the Borders; a Collection of Historical and Authentic Accounts of Early Adventure Among the Indians." Engraved image features emigrants on a boat passing along on the Ohio River.
Print featuring boats along the Ohio River in Cincinnati in 1800. Illustration from an July 14, 1888 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrirte Beitung (in German)