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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 15-30269, described as Black and white negative of a merchant in Colombo, Ceylon. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. In the native bazaar, Colombo. Such shops as these cater to the Sinhalese trade. A merchant in Ceylon like a merchant in India has very little invested in stock. His capital is small and so he has a little bit of everything and not much of anything, replacing stock as it is sold and living off of the profits as he goes along. The ever-present burden-bearing porter is shown in the picture, carrying a heavy sack of grain.

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 15-30257, 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30254, described as Black and white negative of the street at the Island of Ceylon Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. The Sinhalese offer quite a contrast to the people residing on the mainland of India. They are, of course, a distinct type of people, and whereas the Indians appear gloomy and solemn, the Sinhalese are bright and cheery. The country in which they live has something to do with this, for Ceylon is a cheerful place, with abundance on every side, in sharp contrast to some parts of India. View was taken in the native bazaar in Colombo and gives a fair idea of the types of shops operated by the merchants." (Prints Supplied To: General Motors Export Company.)