Black-and-white negative

Museum number:
15-30675
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21150030675
Alternate number:
JAP-12 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4054
Description:
4 x 5" Negative. Toyko Bay; image of two boats in the bay, with mountains in background. Hoefler's original description: "In Tokyo Bay. Approaching Yokohama, showing the contour of the land and in the foreground some of the typical Japanese fishing craft. Fishing is a large and very important industry in the Island Empire, and although the waters around Japan abound in many kinds of eatible fish, they do not confine themselves to home waters, but go far afield for catches, and because of their industry have made big inroads into the world's markets." (Note slipped into envelope with negative reads: "5.6 8x10, Hwd Brov. 2 1/2 Secs.") (Prints Supplied To: Hills brothers. Far Ports and Remote Seas.)
Donor:
Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer, Paul L. Hoefler, and Sharon Cordary
Collection place:
Tokyo Metropolis, South Kanto, Kanto region
Verbatim coll. place:
Tokyo Bay
Maker or artist:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collector:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collection date:
1930s
Materials:
Cellulose nitrate film
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Black-and-white negatives
Production date:
1930s
Accession date:
August 8, 1985
Department:
Still and motion photography
Dimensions:
length 5 inches and height 4 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30675, described as 4 x 5" Negative. Toyko Bay; image of two boats in the bay, with mountains in background. Hoefler's original description: "In Tokyo Bay. Approaching Yokohama, showing the contour of the land and in the foreground some of the typical Japanese fishing craft. Fishing is a large and very important industry in the Island Empire, and although the waters around Japan abound in many kinds of eatible fish, they do not confine themselves to home waters, but go far afield for catches, and because of their industry have made big inroads into the world's markets." (Note slipped into envelope with negative reads: "5.6 8x10, Hwd Brov. 2 1/2 Secs.") (Prints Supplied To: Hills brothers. Far Ports and Remote Seas.)Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30675, described as 4 x 5" Negative. Toyko Bay; image of two boats in the bay, with mountains in background. Hoefler's original description: "In Tokyo Bay. Approaching Yokohama, showing the contour of the land and in the foreground some of the typical Japanese fishing craft. Fishing is a large and very important industry in the Island Empire, and although the waters around Japan abound in many kinds of eatible fish, they do not confine themselves to home waters, but go far afield for catches, and because of their industry have made big inroads into the world's markets." (Note slipped into envelope with negative reads: "5.6 8x10, Hwd Brov. 2 1/2 Secs.") (Prints Supplied To: Hills brothers. Far Ports and Remote Seas.)

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