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The contest resulted in the Charles Ward Engineering designed, smaller, twin screw propeller, "James Rumsey" pulling and pushing the steam powered, stern wheel "D. T. Lane", therefore the "James Rumsey" was declared the winner.

1. Tug-Of-War Between Towboats, 'James Rumsey' and 'D. T. Lane', Kanawha River, W. Va.

IDNO:: 038828
Title:: Tug-Of-War Between Towboats, 'James Rumsey' and 'D. T. Lane', Kanawha River, W. Va.
Date:: 1903/04/12
Description:: The contest resulted in the Charles Ward Engineering designed, smaller, twin screw propeller, "James Rumsey" pulling and pushing the steam powered, stern wheel "D. T. Lane", therefore the "James Rumsey" was declared the winner.

2. Steamboat Speedwell on the Kanawha River, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017062
Title:: Steamboat Speedwell on the Kanawha River, W. Va.

''Steamboat around the bend.' This river-borne expression can be heard daily in southern West Virginia where steamboating is still a thriving mode of industrial transportation.This picture was taken at confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio rivers at Point Pleasant, Mason County.'

3. Steamboat at Point Pleasant, Mason County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017058
Title:: Steamboat at Point Pleasant, Mason County, W. Va.
Description:: ''Steamboat around the bend.' This river-borne expression can be heard daily in southern West Virginia where steamboating is still a thriving mode of industrial transportation.This picture was taken at confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio rivers at Point Pleasant, Mason County.'

4. Steamboat Plymouth on Kanawha River, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017054
Title:: Steamboat Plymouth on Kanawha River, W. Va.

5. Steamboat J. T. Hatfield with a Tow of Coal on the Kanawha at Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016996
Title:: Steamboat J. T. Hatfield with a Tow of Coal on the Kanawha at Charleston, W. Va.