Black-and-white negative

Museum number:
15-30521
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21150030521
Alternate number:
GW-13 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4054
Description:
8 x 10" Black and white negative of the Tomb of Muhammad Ghaus. Hoefler's original description: "Gwalior State, Central India. Tomb of Muhammad Ghaus (early Mughal period). This tomb was erected in the early part of Akbar's Reign and is a most interesting specimen of the tombs of that period, the design being a combination of Pathan, Mughal and Rajput architectures. Muhammad Ghaus was a well-known Mohammedan Saint of the 16th Century. He died in 1562, leaving an enviable reputation; for it is said that he never uttered the word "I"; and that he was free from pride and egotism." Verso: Prints Supplied To: Dollar Line. S. F.; Hills Brothers.
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 8 inches and whole— length 10 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30521, described as 8 x 10" Black and white negative of the Tomb of Muhammad Ghaus. Hoefler's original description: "Gwalior State, Central India. Tomb of Muhammad Ghaus (early Mughal period). This tomb was erected in the early part of Akbar's Reign and is a most interesting specimen of the tombs of that period, the design being a combination of Pathan, Mughal and Rajput architectures. Muhammad Ghaus was a well-known Mohammedan Saint of the 16th Century. He died in 1562, leaving an enviable reputation; for it is said that he never uttered the word "I"; and that he was free from pride and egotism." Verso: Prints Supplied To: Dollar Line. S. F.; Hills Brothers.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30521, described as 8 x 10" Black and white negative of the Tomb of Muhammad Ghaus. Hoefler's original description: "Gwalior State, Central India. Tomb of Muhammad Ghaus (early Mughal period). This tomb was erected in the early part of Akbar's Reign and is a most interesting specimen of the tombs of that period, the design being a combination of Pathan, Mughal and Rajput architectures. Muhammad Ghaus was a well-known Mohammedan Saint of the 16th Century. He died in 1562, leaving an enviable reputation; for it is said that he never uttered the word "I"; and that he was free from pride and egotism." Verso: Prints Supplied To: Dollar Line. S. F.; Hills Brothers.

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