4 x 5" Black and white negative of Amber, an ancient city in Jaipur State (historical), India. Hoefler's original description: "Jaipur State, Rajputana, India. A bird's-eye view of Amber the Ancient, showing in the foreground the Baharli or outer Amber, and beyond, the sweep of country through which passes the main road to Delhi. Part of an old wall with one of its watch towers is shown on the right and on the left, a Hindu temple, with nearby, Akbar's famous mosque, built in A. D. 1569, according to a record inscribed in Persian and inset in the left jamb of the central arch." Verso: Prints Supplied To: Mondiale, London. Interntional News. (Envelope is marked "ancient Amber.")
Donor:
Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer, Paul L. Hoefler, and Sharon Cordary