• Item: original antique plate
• Title: The River Fisheries of the Atlantic States.
• Source: The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States, By George Brown Goode. Plate # 161.
• Publisher: Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
• Date: 1887
• Artist: from an unattributed photograph.
• Production technique: engraving.
• Engraver: Photo-Engraving Company, New York.
• Location: Sutton Beach, Albemarle Sound, North Carolina.
• Subjects: Haul-seine fishing at Sutton Beach, Albemarle Sound, North Carolina; a large haul of alewives.
• Paper dimensions:  11 1/4" by 8 7/8"
• Image dimensions: 8 7/8" by 7"
• Condition: Very good. Age-toned. Minor blemishes. Very light creasing in upper corners. Minor damage along the lower edge.