Black-and-white negative

Museum number:
15-30249
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21150030249
Alternate number:
CE-32 (previous number (collector's original number)) and TEMP 2017.147 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4054
Description:
4 X 5" black and white negative of the beach on the Island of Ceylon. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. A view of the beach near Mount Lavinia. The warm waters of the Indian Ocean roll in long gentle swells to break on this beautiful sandy beach, and here the residents of Colombo, who love surf-bathing, go to enjoy this refreshing sport in the cool of the evening. There are larger beaches in the world, but none of them better, and the nearby hotel offers wonderful meals, including dishes typical of the country. This hotel, perched high above the waves, has an interesting history, for it was builded over a hundred years ago as a Governor's palace."
Donor:
Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer, Paul L. Hoefler, and Sharon Cordary
Collection place:
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Verbatim coll. place:
Island of Ceylon, beach near Mount Lavinia
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:
Registration
Dimensions:
whole— length 5 inches and whole— height 4 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30249, described as 4 X 5" black and white negative of the beach on the Island of Ceylon. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. A view of the beach near Mount Lavinia. The warm waters of the Indian Ocean roll in long gentle swells to break on this beautiful sandy beach, and here the residents of Colombo, who love surf-bathing, go to enjoy this refreshing sport in the cool of the evening. There are larger beaches in the world, but none of them better, and the nearby hotel offers wonderful meals, including dishes typical of the country. This hotel, perched high above the waves, has an interesting history, for it was builded over a hundred years ago as a Governor's palace."Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30249, described as 4 X 5" black and white negative of the beach on the Island of Ceylon. Hoefler's original description: "Island of Ceylon. A view of the beach near Mount Lavinia. The warm waters of the Indian Ocean roll in long gentle swells to break on this beautiful sandy beach, and here the residents of Colombo, who love surf-bathing, go to enjoy this refreshing sport in the cool of the evening. There are larger beaches in the world, but none of them better, and the nearby hotel offers wonderful meals, including dishes typical of the country. This hotel, perched high above the waves, has an interesting history, for it was builded over a hundred years ago as a Governor's palace."

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