Black-and-white negative

Museum number:
15-30543
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
IWA-4 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4054
Description:
4 x 5" Black and white negative of Indian elephants. Hoefler's original description: "Indian Wild Animals. Indian Elephants. Cows with calves of assorted sizes, lazily milling about near a waterhole. These intelligent animals never seems to be in a hurry, but they always cover a tremendous distance in the course of a day. The babies seem to have practically as much endurance as the grown-ups." Verso: Prints Supplied To: Hills Brothers.
Donor:
Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer, Paul L. Hoefler, and Sharon Cordary
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
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
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30543, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of Indian elephants. Hoefler's original description: "Indian Wild Animals. Indian Elephants. Cows with calves of assorted sizes, lazily milling about near a waterhole. These intelligent animals never seems to be in a hurry, but they always cover a tremendous distance in the course of a day. The babies seem to have practically as much endurance as the grown-ups." Verso: Prints Supplied To: Hills Brothers.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30543, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of Indian elephants. Hoefler's original description: "Indian Wild Animals. Indian Elephants. Cows with calves of assorted sizes, lazily milling about near a waterhole. These intelligent animals never seems to be in a hurry, but they always cover a tremendous distance in the course of a day. The babies seem to have practically as much endurance as the grown-ups." Verso: Prints Supplied To: Hills Brothers.

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