Aerial photograph of canals in Topsail, NC
date: label: Date
content: 2012
name: label: Photograph by
content: David Soliday, American
notes: label: Caption
content: NC – Near New River. This image is intriguing to all historians since few know the exact history of these canals. Most suspect drainage. Possibly some rice in very early years. This is Top Sail NC. African made canals is a subject I'd like to investigate and photograph further. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.
label: Description
content: A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields by Alligator Bay and Topsail, North Carolina. Mill Creek can be seen flowing from the image’s bottom edge into Alligator Bay, which occupies much of the middle of the photograph. Numerous vestigial canals are visible along the creek as well as the bay’s northern and western banks. On the southern bank, closest to the top of the image, several buildings as well as North Topsail Beach can also be seen, separating the bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
place: label: Place captured
content: Mill Creek, Topsail, Pender County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Nature
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: United States History
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Remnants of the Rice Culture
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Shriver Soliday
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.216.136
objectType: label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © David Soliday
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4912 pixels × 7360 pixels, 206.9 MB