- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Indigo
- Creator:
- Bitler, James
- Date of Original:
- 2007
- Subject:
- Plants--Georgia--Ossabaw Island
Indigo--Georgia--Ossabaw Island
Indigofera--Georgia--Ossabaw Island
Barrier islands--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Ossabaw Island, 31.80105, -81.09455
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- An indigo plant (Indigofera suffruticosa) grows wild on Ossabaw Island. Indigo was cultivated by colonial Georgians, and along with rice, was a lucrative crop until cotton surpassed it in the early 1800s.
Photograph of an indigo plant (Indigofera suffruticosa) growing wild on Ossabaw Island, Georgia. Indigo was cultivated by colonial Georgians, and along with rice, was a lucrative crop until cotton surpassed it in the early 1800s. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/indigo/m-10724/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by James Bitler
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/indigo
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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