Hydroplane MISS AUSSIE (1) off Rose Bay
Photographer
Samuel J Hood Studio
(Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1922-1930
Object number00034994
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionSpeedboat / Hydroplane MISS AUSSIE underway off Rose Bay. Three individuals on board, number '1' appears on the side.SignificanceThe Samuel J Hood photographic collection records an extensive range of maritime activity on Sydney Harbour, including sail and steam ships, crew portraits, crews at work, ship interiors, stevedores loading and unloading cargo, port scenes, pleasure boats and harbourside social activities from the 1890s through to the 1950s. They are also highly competent artistic studies and views - Hood was regarded as an important figure in early Australian photojournalism. Hood’s maritime photographs are one of the most significant collections of such work in Australia.
William James Hall
31 December 1921