Black-and-white negative

Museum number:
15-30561
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
IWA-27 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4054
Description:
4 x 5" Black and white negative of wild boars at the Chambal River. Hoefler's original description: "Indian Wild Animals. Photograph shows Indian wild boars on the bluffs overlooking the Chambal River in Rajputana. Note the buildings in the distance. These pigs are not eaten by the inhabitants of this State, nor are they hunted for sport, and because their only enemies are the tiger and wolf, they have increased tremendously. Toward evening thousands of them come down to the River to drink." Verso: Prints Supplied To: International News. Hills brothers.
Donor:
Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer, Paul L. Hoefler, and Sharon Cordary
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
Chambal River in Rajputana
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 15-30561, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of wild boars at the Chambal River. Hoefler's original description: "Indian Wild Animals. Photograph shows Indian wild boars on the bluffs overlooking the Chambal River in Rajputana. Note the buildings in the distance. These pigs are not eaten by the inhabitants of this State, nor are they hunted for sport, and because their only enemies are the tiger and wolf, they have increased tremendously. Toward evening thousands of them come down to the River to drink." Verso: Prints Supplied To: International News. Hills brothers.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30561, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of wild boars at the Chambal River. Hoefler's original description: "Indian Wild Animals. Photograph shows Indian wild boars on the bluffs overlooking the Chambal River in Rajputana. Note the buildings in the distance. These pigs are not eaten by the inhabitants of this State, nor are they hunted for sport, and because their only enemies are the tiger and wolf, they have increased tremendously. Toward evening thousands of them come down to the River to drink." Verso: Prints Supplied To: International News. Hills brothers.

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