Photograph by
Soliday, David, American
Date
2012
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4792 pixels × 7180 pixels, 196.1 MB
Caption
GA – Ogeechee River. These extensive fields just south of Savannah are steeped in history. Maybe most notable is that Darien (to the south) was burned in 1863 by the African American 54th Massachusetts Volunteers. In the very far distance is Henry Ford's plantation. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.
Description
A digital aerial photograph depicting rice fields just south of Savannah, Georgia. The lower half of the image features green and brown, grassy fields punctuated by the remnants of narrow dikes that run at right angles to each other. The top half of the photograph features the remnants of wider canals that sometimes intersect at 90-degree angles. Just below the top right corner, the tip of Ford Island can be seen in the Ogeechee River.
Place captured
Ogeechee River, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia, 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
2014.216.2
Restrictions & Rights
© David Soliday
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5025433c9-88f1-4ad4-99d5-7841c4fe0d20

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