Photograph by
Soliday, David, American
Date
2005
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3608 pixels × 5385 pixels, 111.21 MB
Caption
Quarter Ditches being filled with vegetation - a stage of rice fields' loss of definition. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.
Description
A digital scan of an aerial photograph depicting vegetation reclaiming quarter ditches in remnant rice fields. A single ditch runs vertically in the right half of the photograph, while multiple quarter ditches connect to it at 90-degree angles. The surrounding grass occur in green, light brown and dark brown patches. Segments of other vertical ditches are visible in the image’s top left and right corners.
Place captured
Green Pond, 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
2014.216.55
Restrictions & Rights
© David Soliday
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59da9bf3a-6ef1-41b2-be46-190eae40a9f1

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