Aerial view of sweet potato patches and a nearby village, July 2, 1947
Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The pattern of small patches, mainly in sweet potatoes, on Regosols from calcareous clays and an Okinawan village as seen from the limestone bluff at the west end of Rykom, Okinawa. The higher ridges beyond the village are limestone-capped (mainly in forest) . The horizon is the East China Sea."
Dates
- Creation: July 2, 1947
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Language of Materials
English
Library Details
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