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Scanned photograph of cypress trees on the banks of the Combahee River

after 1977

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

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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.

A digital aerial photograph of cypress trees on the banks of the Combahee River. The trees, which are at eye level, appear as silhouettes against a purple sky. The Combahee River can be seen in the foreground reflecting the cypress trees as well as the various shades of yellow, purple, and orange in the sky above.

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Catalog reference: 2014.216.34

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