Photograph by
Soliday, David, American
Date
2012
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3508 pixels × 5349 pixels, 107.41 MB
Caption
SC - Bluff Plantation on the Combahee. A Heyward Plantation. There is a good history of rice production based on this plantation - "The Seed from Madagascar." –Description from photographer, David Soliday.
Description
A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along a section of the Combahee River flowing through Bluff Plantation, South Carolina. The river can be seen in the bottom left corner flowing eastward to the top right. It appears black in the sunlight, in contrast to the mostly brown fields through which it flows. Two islets within its channel can be seen in the top right. Remnant canals and vestigial “quarter ditches” are clearly visible in many of these fields, especially in the ones closer to the image’s bottom edge. The fields in the top left are noticeably greener than the others and are separated from the brown fields by clusters of taller trees.
Cultural Place
Combahee River, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
Remnants of the Rice Culture
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
digital media - born digital
Topic
Agriculture
American South
Nature
Photography
Rice farming
Slavery
United States History
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Shriver Soliday
Object number
2014.216.135
Restrictions & Rights
© David Soliday
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5069e5ff8-2285-4ad0-8b7a-39ab10ff89d8

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