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Seaman with a cat and kitten
Seaman with a cat and kitten

Seaman with a cat and kitten

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Datec 1910
Object number00036908
NameNitrate negative
MediumNitrate negative
DimensionsOverall: 143 x 91 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionImage of a seaman with a cat and kitten by Sydney based photographer Samuel Hood.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.