Black-and-white negative

Museum number:
15-30254
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
CE-37 (previous number (collector's original number)) and TEMP 2017.152 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4054
Description:
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.)
Donor:
Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer, Paul L. Hoefler, and Sharon Cordary
Collection place:
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Verbatim coll. place:
Island of Ceylon
Culture or time period:
Sinhalese
Maker or artist:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collector:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collection date:
1931-1932
Materials:
Cellulose nitrate film
Place depicted:
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Black-and-white negatives
Function:
7.0 Use not specified (Communication, Records, Currency, and Measures)
Production date:
1931-1932
Accession date:
August 8, 1985
Department:
Still and motion photography
Dimensions:
whole— length 5 inches and whole— height 4 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 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.)Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 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.)

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