Photograph of ducks in the Combahee Fields
date: label: Date
content: after 1977
name: label: Photograph by
content: David Soliday, American
notes: label: Caption
content: Ducks in Combahee Fields. Waterfowl offered a revival of the low country economy after the Civil War. Rich northerners purchased the bankrupted plantations. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.
label: Description
content: A digital aerial photograph depicting a flock of ducks taking flight over a remnant rice field in Colleton County, South Carolina. The flying ducks occupy most of the image and are rendered almost indistinguishable by the motion of their flight. Tall grasses and a body of water can be seen below the ducks.
place: label: Place captured
content: Colleton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Nature
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rice farming
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: United States History
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Remnants of the Rice Culture
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Shriver Soliday
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.216.120
objectType: label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © David Soliday
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3522 pixels × 5280 pixels, 106.45 MB