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 remnant rice fields along a section of the South Edisto River in South Carolina. The river can be seen meandering from the image’s top right to the bottom left edge. Its waters appear sea blue in contrast to the green and brown fields through which it flows. Toward the bottom right, it flows by Prospect Hill Island just before it flows by Oakhurst Island seen in the bottom left. The “quarter ditches” on Prospect Hill Island are noticeably more intact than the ones in other 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
2014.216.98
Restrictions & Rights
© David Soliday
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5189246c6-5049-4de4-9f57-8d91dcc5d366

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