Horse drawn parade at corner of College and Park Streets in Sydney
Photographer
Samuel J Hood Studio
(Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1933-1940
Object number00035713
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionParade of horse drawn carts turning right from Park Street into College Street, one of the floats is advertising Oatmeal Stout.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.
Samuel J Hood Studio
1933-1939