Black and white negative

Museum number:
15-32671
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4054
Description:
8 x 10" Negative. Belgian Congo, near Uele River. Elephants. Hoefler's original description: "Elephants in the Belgian Congo. Taken near the Uele River after many weary hours to trek through the torrid heat. There are many thousands of elephants in this district, but due to constant hunting, they are very wild and dangerous. This photo was taken near the Uele River, after many weary hours search through the torrid heat of the jungle. There are many thousands of elephants in this district, one herd of two thousand being reported, but due to their almost constant hunting, they are very wild and dangerous. This group was simply a detached bunch from a larger herd which we were unable to overtake."
Donor:
Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer, Paul L. Hoefler, and Sharon Cordary
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Uele River, Belgian Congo
Maker or artist:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collector:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collection date:
1928-1929
Materials:
Cellulose nitrate film
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Black-and-white negatives
Production date:
1928-1929
Accession date:
August 8, 1985
Department:
Still and motion photography
Comment:
Negative is damaged.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Black and white negative, accession number 15-32671, described as 8 x 10" Negative. Belgian Congo, near Uele River. Elephants. Hoefler's original description: "Elephants in the Belgian Congo. Taken near the Uele River after many weary hours to trek through the torrid heat. There are many thousands of elephants in this district, but due to constant hunting, they are very wild and dangerous. This photo was taken near the Uele River, after many weary hours search through the torrid heat of the jungle. There are many thousands of elephants in this district, one herd of two thousand being reported, but due to their almost constant hunting, they are very wild and dangerous. This group was simply a detached bunch from a larger herd which we were unable to overtake."

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