Photograph by
Soliday, David, American
Date
ca. 1985; scanned 2012
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3549 pixels × 5323 pixels, 108.13 MB
Caption
This was photographed in early spring during the 1980's. The roadway is the main road between Charleston & Savannah. To the right would be The Tubman Bridge. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.
Description
A digital scan of a photograph depicting a section of the Combahee River near the Harriet Tubman Bridge in South Carolina. The left section of the photo features patches of trees that appear dark green in contrast to the adjacent light brown and greenish-brown remnant rice fields. The Combahee River looks black as it meanders through the center and right of the image. In the bottom right, a remnant field is visible. The grass on this field is considerably greener than the rest of the fields and is bordered by a prominent canal that follows the outline of the riverbank. Vestigial canals create geometric shapes in the topography. These canals are further divided into smaller “quarter ditches.” A single islet is also visible in the river, just north of the prominent green field.
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
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
2014.216.48
Restrictions & Rights
© David Soliday
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5585d6fc8-1308-4a0b-9b40-999b76eb228c

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