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METEOR and another hydroplane racing off Rose Bay
METEOR and another hydroplane racing off Rose Bay

METEOR and another hydroplane racing off Rose Bay

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1912-1927
Object number00035787
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionTwo hydroplanes, numbered 1 and 2 race off Rose Bay. HMAS TINGIRA and O'Keefe's Harbour Baths are in the background.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.