Black-and-white negative

Museum number:
15-30524
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
GW-16 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4054
Description:
4 x 5" Black and white negative of the Hoefler party taking camp at a popular tree for tiger hunting. Hoefler's original description: "Hoefler's original description: "Gwalior State, Central India. This large tree served as a rendezvous for the tiger hunters during one of the many hunts for the striped cats in the jungles of Gwalior. Here the party rested and partook of refreshments while awaiting word from the shikaris before proceeding the balance of the distance to the machans. It is the organization and catering to the comforts of the guests that make tiger hunting in India such a never-to-be-forgotten experience.
Donor:
Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer, Paul L. Hoefler, and Sharon Cordary
Collection place:
Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
Gwalior
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
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30524, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of the Hoefler party taking camp at a popular tree for tiger hunting. Hoefler's original description: "Hoefler's original description: "Gwalior State, Central India. This large tree served as a rendezvous for the tiger hunters during one of the many hunts for the striped cats in the jungles of Gwalior. Here the party rested and partook of refreshments while awaiting word from the shikaris before proceeding the balance of the distance to the machans. It is the organization and catering to the comforts of the guests that make tiger hunting in India such a never-to-be-forgotten experience.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30524, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of the Hoefler party taking camp at a popular tree for tiger hunting. Hoefler's original description: "Hoefler's original description: "Gwalior State, Central India. This large tree served as a rendezvous for the tiger hunters during one of the many hunts for the striped cats in the jungles of Gwalior. Here the party rested and partook of refreshments while awaiting word from the shikaris before proceeding the balance of the distance to the machans. It is the organization and catering to the comforts of the guests that make tiger hunting in India such a never-to-be-forgotten experience.

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