Aerial photograph of rice fields by the upper Combahee River
date: label: Date
content: 2012
name: label: Photograph by
content: David Soliday, American
notes: label: Caption
content: SC – Upper Combahee River. There is much to say about this image. It shows fields in various degrees of disintegration. On the left is a field where long ago its outer banks were broken; definition is totally gone. On the upper right, various quadrants are very much intact with even the deep "quarter ditches" apparent. –Description from photographer, David Soliday.
label: Description
content: An aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along a section of the Combahee River in South Carolina. The river can be seen meandering by in the left half of the photograph. To its left is a field that has been completely flooded by the river. To the right, greenish brown fields are divided into sections by vestigial canals, these fields are divided even further into “quarter ditches.” A persistent canal, accompanied by a line of taller, greener trees, follows the riverbank, creating a visible outline in the landscape.
place: label: Place captured
content: Combahee River, Beaufort 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
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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: 2014.216.38
objectType: label: Type
content: digital media - born analog
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: 3555 pixels × 5301 pixels, 107.88 MB