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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 15-30266, described as Black and white negative of a delivery boy carrying a box titled "The Kandy Bakery" Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. The "Kandy Kid." Labor is cheap in Ceylon and most deliveries are made by boys and men who carry the packages or produce on top their heads. This energetic you Sinhalese was chief delivery boy for the Kandy bakery. He got around so quickly and was seen in so many places within a short period that for a long time Hoefler thought he was twins!

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30244, described as 4 X 5" Negative. Black and white negative of Sinhalese wrestlers. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. Near Colombo. A wrestler at work during a tournament. Sword fighting and wrestling are favorite sports practiced among the Sinhalese, especially around Colombo; and these men display a great deal of skill at both of these sports.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30279, described as Black and white negative of the streets of Ceylon. Hoefler's original description: "Ceylon?

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30280, described as Black and white negative of the Ceylon jungle. Pith helmeted man with one leg on rectangular open structure on top of boulder, carved staircase and handrails visible.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30253, described as 4x5 nitrate negative. Coastline of Colombo. Hoefler's original description: "(R.R. Train) Island of Ceylon. A view of the beautiful coast line in Colombo, looking toward Mount Lavinia, which is located on the promontory shown in the far distance. The train runs to Matara, stopping at many way stations. Ceylon is called "The Pearl of The Orient" because of its unsurpassed beauty. The Island is situated approximately 400 miles North of the Equator and although the lowland area is tropical, the mountain ranges furnish a temperate climate.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30273, described as Black and white negative of a street in Kandy, Ceylon. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. A typical street scene in Kandy. Bicycles and dogs; covered carts and porters; one-storied shops and a temple; tropical vegetation and rain clouds -- this is Kandy; The people of Ceylon take life as it comes without undue worry about the morrow, and cannot understand why Europeans fret and fume and worry about something that may never happen." (Prints Supplied To: Dollar Line, S.F.)

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30241, described as Nitrate 4x5 negative. Black and white negative of Sinhalese drummers. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. Near Kandy. Drummers in action during the performance of the Kandyian dance. The drummers devote their life to their art and take great pride in their work. It would be interesting to have their comment on the performance of a first-class American snare drummer, for the two methods are worlds apart. Ceylon is a place where the men dress like women, the nobler gentlemen even wearing combs in their hair."

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.