Title
Preview
Photo Identifier
1983.0236.12.45.01
Creation Date
1900
Description and Location
ca. 1900
Steamboat Thealka, built 1899, Paintsville, Kentucky.
Named for Alka Meek, name of boat was supposed to be "The Alka" but person who painted the title on boat ran it together to make Thealka.
Built for the Big Sandy River trade.
A batwing, shallow draft boat.
Still operating 1902.
Transportation Category
River (ferryboats, steamboats, towboats, wharfboats)
Media Format
Photographic print copy
Keywords
steamboats, Big Sandy River, Thealka, Ohio River
