Mining for clay

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Photograph courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Gail Welch, in whose family album it was found, and of Charles G. Zug III, in whose book Turners and Burners: The Folk Potters of North Carolina (UNC Press, 1986) it was first published.

Date created: Unknown
Location: Chatham County, North Carolina
License: Copyright unknown.

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Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use: A “virtual field trip” through the North Carolina Piedmont and thousands of years of history explains the origin of Piedmont clays and how clay is made into pottery. With high-resolution photographs. (Page 2)

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