Aerial photograph taken over Eagles Island, NC

Object Details

Caption: NC - Cape Fear River. So many plantations were very remote, not near a city at all. Here, we see the city of Wilmington so near. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.
Description: A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along a section of Brunswick River in Leland, South Carolina. The river can be seen in the image’s foreground, flowing south from the left edge to the right. In the right, vehicular traffic along Ocean Parkway pass over Brunswick River and through the remnant fields of Eagles Island (also known as Eagle Island) before disappearing behind trees on the island. Out in the distance, two other bridges can be seen on Eagles Island, rising above Cape Fear River. The Battleship North Carolina is also visible on Cape Fear River, across the water from Wilmington’s Historic District.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Shriver Soliday

2012

Restrictions & Rights: © David Soliday; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place captured: Brunswick River, Leland, Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Wilmington, Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America; North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series: Remnants of the Rice Culture
Classification: Photographs and Still Images

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Agriculture; American South; Nature; Photography; Rice farming; Slavery; United States History

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