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Australian servicemen in a Sydney during the Victory Parade
Australian servicemen in a Sydney during the Victory Parade

Australian servicemen in a Sydney during the Victory Parade

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date19 July 1919
Object number00035090
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis photograph depicts Australian servicemen in a Sydney street with crowds of onlookers during the World War I Victory Parade held on 19 July 1919.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.