Aerial photograph of rice fields near Ogeechee River
date: label: Date
content: 2012
name: label: Photograph by
content: David Soliday, American
notes: label: Caption
content: GA – Ogeechee River. These extensive fields just south of Savannah are steeped in history. Maybe most notable is that Darien (to the south) was burned in 1863 by the African-American 54th Massachusetts Volunteers. In the very far distance is Henry Ford's plantation. River. Clearly, nature has not been these fields' friend. Description from photographer, David Soliday.
label: Description
content: A digital aerial photograph showing remnants of rice fields along the Ogeechee River. It features the Walker and Southfield Canals in the center of the image, flowing parallel each other through flat, green fields. Other canals connect to them at 90-degree angles, while smaller tributaries make irregular connections, forming vein-like patterns in the surrounding grassland. Farther south, in the background, the Ogeechee River meanders by, separating the grasslands from taller vegetation.
place: label: Place captured
content: Ogeechee River, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
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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: 2014.216.4
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: 4832 pixels × 7233 pixels, 200.03 MB