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Partial view of a passenger ship docked at a wharf possibly in Sydney
Partial view of a passenger ship docked at a wharf possibly in Sydney

Partial view of a passenger ship docked at a wharf possibly in Sydney

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Datec 1925
Object number00035433
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis photograph depicts a passenger ship docked at a wharf possibly in Sydney. The image possibly relates to the 1925 United States Navy goodwill tour to Australia.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.