3 X 5" Black and white negative of Indian soldiers on camels, Bikaner State, Northern India. Hoefler's original description: "Bikaner State Northern India. Indian soldiers, mounted on camels, some with carts. ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS CAMEL CORPS, BIKANER, INDIA. Scene during the annual review at Bikaner when 640 camels paraded in military formation before Lieut. General His Highness The Maharajah of Bikaner and his military staff. This India prince maintains one of the best trained and finest equipped independent armies in India. The Bikaner Camel Corps is famed throughout the world, having seen service in China, Palestine and Egypt. The Camel Battery here shown, under command of major Jai Du Singh, is particularly efficient. FOR RELEASE DECEMBER 17th, 1933.
Donor:
Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer, Paul L. Hoefler, and Sharon Cordary
Collection place:
Bikaner (historical region), Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
Bikaner State, Northern India
Maker or artist:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collector:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collection date:
1931-1932
Materials:
Cellulose nitrate film
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Black-and-white negatives
Production date:
1931-1932
Accession date:
August 8, 1985
Department:
Still and motion photography
Dimensions:
whole— height 4 inches and whole— length 5 inches
Comment:
Black and white print of this negative 15-30412.1 has a label attached. The label reads: "WATCH YOUR CREDIT LINE: PHOTO COPYRIGHTED BY PAUL L. HOEFLER, BK 66.