Scanned photograph of "quarter ditches"

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A digital scan of a photograph depicting remnant “quarter ditches” near Cuckolds Creek in Colleton County, South Carolina. Much of the photograph consists of water flowing through a flooded field, with layers of grass visible just below the water’s surface. Patches of grass that have not been submerged are also visible.

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