5 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. broadside (sight) matted and framed to 13 1/4 x 23 1/4 in. Printed on yellow paper, this double-sided broadside (verso reproduced on back of frame) calls the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis Steam Packet Line, running in connection with the Pennsylvania Railroad, "The only Through Line on the Ohio River." Illustrations of a steam boat and a locomotive add visual interest to the advertisement, breaking up text laying out the details of the trip and touting its unrivalled "Safety, Speed & Comfort."

Verso presents a table of distances along with a list of fares.