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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 15-30276, described as Black and white negative of the Ceylon jungle. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. Another view of the Ceylon jungle from the top of Sigiriya Rock. This gigantic rock, which rises sheer above the surrounding flat land like some ancient castle of somber granite, offers an elevation from which can be obtained a magnificent view of a great part of Ceylon. At the South can be seen the Matale Hills.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30282, described as Black and white negative of dancers in Ceylon. Hoefler's original description: "Ceylon

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30268, described as Black and white negative of the rooftops in Kandy. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. Scene taken from a hotel window in Kandy, during a rain storm. It rains a great deal of the time around Kandy, so much so that some sort of vegetation grows in every conceivable place. If you place your shoes in a closet for a week, they will sprout some rare or new plant! It must keep a house-wife busy preventing serious damage to clothing and linen during the wet season.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30288, described as Black and white negative of a statue of the sun god (Aditya?) in Jajpur. (Prints Supplied To: Mondiale, London; International News.)

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30247, described as 4 X 5" Black and white negative of a person riding an elephant. The elephant carries a giant log. Island of Ceylon. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. The elephants in Ceylon are wise and lovable beasts. They work on the plantations and willingly perform any labor given them by their owners. This one was transporting logs for some building operations and patiently jogged along the road in the rain with his heavy burden, recalling the parable of the busy ant that "by dint of labor and by making many journeys, builded a great edifice." (Prints Supplied To: Vacuum-Oil Company, Hills Brothers.)

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30277, described as Black and white negative of the Sigiriya Rock in Ceylon. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. The famous Sigiriya Rock which rises to a height of 600 feet above the surrounding country. This ancient rock fortress is situated in the extreme North of the Central Province of Ceylon. Here are combined legend, antiquity and lurid romantic history, for the ancient palace which was built on top of this rock, unrivaled for its impregnable nature, served as a retreat for Kasyappa, after he had brutally murdered his Father, King Dhatusena. The name 'Sigiriya' is generally accepted as meaning 'lion rock.'

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30257, described as 4 X 5" Black and white negative of family bathing in the river. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. On the edge of a rubber plantation a Sinhalese family pause for bathing purposes. Although Ceylon is a small Island it has some large rivers, and needs them all, for during the wet season the daily rainfall is enormous.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30275, described as Black and white negative of Ceylon jungle. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. A view of the Ceylon jungle taken from the top of the famous Sigiriya Rock. The country shown is not under cultivation, excepting for small patches here and there. Many wild animals now roam this territory, which in times gone past was thickly populated, for at one time Sigiri Nuwara was a principal city of Ceylon." (Prints supplied to: Denver Post)

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30256, described as 4 X 5 " Negative. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. Because of the varied climates on the Island of Ceylon it possesses a variety of vegetation unknown any place else in the world. The soil is very responsive to cultivation and extensive plantations are devoted to crops of high economic value, such as tea, rubber, cacao, bananas and so on. Photograph shows Paul Hoefler in a banana grove.