Photograph by
Soliday, David, American
Date
2013
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4912 pixels × 7360 pixels, 206.9 MB
Caption
Pon Pon and Willtown Bluff Plantations on the lower Edisto. This area was the second settlement in SC - wiped out by Indians in the Yemassee Indian War. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.
Description
A digital aerial photograph of fields adjacent the Edisto River. The river can be seen flowing southward, from the top of the image to the bottom edge. Brown and green fields are visible on its banks, as well as Oakhurst Island on the left and Willltown Bluff on the opposite bank (to the right). Greener, denser vegetation occupies much of the background and the images left edge. A building can be observed close to the left edge, with a jetty protruding into the river in front of it.
Place captured
Edisto 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 digital
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
2014.216.96
Restrictions & Rights
© David Soliday
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5949c9ee9-5f1b-475e-b8c9-e2e428ea5f01

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