- Photograph by
- Soliday, David, American
- Date
- 2012
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3555 pixels × 5301 pixels, 107.88 MB
- Caption
- SC – Upper Combahee River. There is much to say about this image. It shows fields in various degrees of disintegration. On the left is a field where long ago its outer banks were broken; definition is totally gone. On the upper right, various quadrants are very much intact with even the deep "quarter ditches" apparent. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.
- Description
- An aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along a section of the Combahee River in South Carolina. The river can be seen meandering by in the left half of the photograph. To its left is a field that has been completely flooded by the river. To the right, greenish brown fields are divided into sections by vestigial canals, these fields are divided even further into “quarter ditches.” A persistent canal, accompanied by a line of taller, greener trees, follows the riverbank, creating a visible outline in the landscape.
- Place captured
- Combahee River, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Remnants of the Rice Culture
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Shriver Soliday
- Object number
- 2014.216.38
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David Soliday
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




