Photograph by
Soliday, David, American
Date
2005
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4800 pixels × 7257 pixels, 199.37 MB
Caption
SC – Upper Combahee. This image was taken slightly downriver from previous image illustrating a typical transformation from swampland to irrigated rice field. -–Description from photographer, David Soliday.
Description
A digital scan of an aerial photograph depicting remnant rice fields along a section of the Combahee River. The sun lit fields in the left half of the photograph appear yellowish brown in contrast to the deep blue of the Combahee River meandering by. Vestigial canals and “quarter ditches” also create a grid-like pattern in these illuminated fields. The taller vegetation on the opposite riverbank look grey and green against the setting sunlight, sometimes casting shadows on the flatter grasslands nearby.
Place captured
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 analog
Topic
Agriculture
American South
Nature
Photography
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
2014.216.37
Restrictions & Rights
© David Soliday
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56e7a153e-5451-45db-bef9-d2a1dfa80035

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