Photograph by
Soliday, David, American
Date
2013
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4778 pixels × 7159 pixels, 7159 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 remnant rice fields along the Edisto River. The river can be seen flowing from the top right past Prospect Hill Island and Edisto Island on the left. Willtown Bluff is clearly visible on the right side of the river, directly across from Edisto Island. Vestigial canals and “quarter ditches” are visible in many of these fields.
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
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
2014.216.97
Restrictions & Rights
© David Soliday
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c387708-44ca-4f5f-9201-e5e8363d432d

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