Photograph by
Soliday, David, American
Date
2005
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3559 pixels × 5360 pixels, 109.19 MB
Caption
Junction of Cuckolds Creek and the Combahee River. This image shows various signs of disintegration. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.
Description
A digital scan of an aerial photograph depicting remnant rice fields at the junction of Cuckolds Creek and the Combahee River. Cuckolds Creek, which can be seen along the bottom edge looks deep blue. The Combahee, which flows along the right edge, appears darkest in the bottom right corner, and almost silverish closer to the top of the image. Vestigial canals and “quarter ditches” create patterns in the water-soaked grasses adjacent to the rivers. A patch of trees stretches across the middle of the image, from the left edge until it reaches the river in the far right. The background consists of taller, greener vegetation than the brown grasslands in the foreground.
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
2014.216.62
Restrictions & Rights
© David Soliday
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5905a6cfb-3daf-4e72-9780-3bcff01dba88

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