Object name: Black-and-white negative / Media available: image / Donor: Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30722, described as 8 x 10" Negative. Udaipur, Rajputana, India. Image depicting two elephants fighting, overseen by a crowd. (Prints Supplied To: International News. Rotogravure Sections. Dec. 17th.. Mondiale, London. 2 sets. General Tire Co. Hills Brothers.) (Print found made from this negative. Caption for the print is the same as the information above, with the exception of "For Release December 17th, 1933.")

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30631, described as 4 x 5" Negative. Hong Kong, China. Street image, with individual and carts. Hoefler's original description: "Hong Kong, China. Street scene showing several carts being pulled by men.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30666, described as 4 x 5" Negative. Kamakura, Japan. Great Buddha statue. Hoefler's original description: "Kamakura, Japan. The Great Buddha at Kamakura is a shrine to which thousands of people journey and it is also visited by many thousands of tourists from all over the world, for this great image of bronze is one of the notable sights of Japan. Kamakura is only forty miles from Yokohama, reached by an excellent road which takes the visitor through some pretty sections of Japan. This work in bronze was cast in September 1252 A. D. and although a tidal wave swept over it in 1495, it still stands unshaken, defying the ravages of time." (Prints Supplied To: Hills Brothers.)

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30494, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of tiger beaters (men who go through the forest making noise to scare off tigers). Hoefler's original description: "Bhopal State, central India. A beautiful stretch of Bhopal jungle, showing tiger beaters at the end of a beat. In the dry season of the year tigers congregate in the districts affording shelter, food and water, The shikaris, in the employee of the Ruling Princes, are aware of the whereabouts of practically every tiger in their State, and through highly organized departments of shikar (hunting) are able to produce a tiger at the command of His Highness for the purpose of entertaining his guests.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30398, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of a watering hole in Bikaner State, Northern India. Hoefler's original description: "Bikaner State Northern India. Landscape of a watering hole. Two camels and riders are in the distance. A man fills large jars with water to place on a wagon. Two women carry two large water jugs. In the foreground are two heads of cattle; one appears to be looking at the camera.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30612, described as 4 x 5" Negative. Hoefler's original description: "Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong harbor showing many small boats.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30258, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of a cacao pod. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. A close-up view of a cacao pod on a tree near Kandy. Kandy was the first district in Ceylon to grow cacao, the trees being introduced into Ceylon about 45 years ago from Trinidad, West Indies. There are now approximately 35,000 acres under cultivation in Ceylon; between eight and nine thousand acres in the Dumbara district near Kandy. The harvesting of this crop is a dangerous occupation for the bare-legged natives, for the trees form rank jungles, beneath which is a deep cushion of decaying vegetable matter, constantly added to, and this makes an ideal home for various snakes, the deadly cobra, the carawalla and the palanga.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30652, described as 4 x 5" Negative. Rajpipla, India. Prisoners being fed at the Central Jail. Hoefler's original description: "Rajpipla, India. The prisoners is the Rajpipla Central Jail are fed twice daily on a weighed and balanced diet. The utmost simplicity is observed, the food being served on one large plate, the prisoner using his fingers and pieces of bread in place of the usual table equipment. The Central Jail is, in fact, the State Penitentiary. It is well kept and very clean." (Prints Supplied To: International News.)

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30215, described as Waterfront Beira.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30227, described as P.H.: "Breaking camp near Embu.

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