Scanned aerial photograph of field Colleton County, SC

Source catalog description

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

This is an old film scan photographed in the 80's. Not sharp considering today's standards. –Description from photographer, David Soliday. A digital scan of an aerial photograph depicting a remnant rice field in Colleton County, South Carolina. The field appears deep green in contrast to the deep blue canals. In the lower third, vestigial “quarter ditches” show up as faint vertical lines in the grass.

Catalog date

2012

Recorded places

Colleton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Agriculture; American South; Nature; Photography; Rice farming; Slavery; United States History

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