A Night Haul
This illustration shows men hauling in the nets from shore, while women with baskets observe the scene at a fishery near Chowan county. This scene took place at an annual fishing festival at Albermarle Sound beach in North Carolina. Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City and published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916. It featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects and humor, alongside illustrations. It covered the American Civil War extensively, including many illustrations of events from the war.
Image Title
A Night Haul
RegID
SI-OB-261
Date
1861
Title
A Night Haul
Source
Harper's Weekly (Sept. 28, 1861), p. 621; also published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1857), vol. 14, p. 439.
Language
English
Item sets
Miscellaneous Occupations & Economic Activities
Spatial Coverage
North America--North Carolina
Reproduced In
Harper's Weekly (Sept. 28, 1861), p. 621; also published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1857), vol. 14, p. 439.
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
10-Feb-17
Identifier
HW0013