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HMAS CANBERRA berthed in Sydney Harbour
HMAS CANBERRA berthed in Sydney Harbour

HMAS CANBERRA berthed in Sydney Harbour

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Datec 1930
Object number00034840
NamePhotograph
MediumGlass plate negative
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionImage depicts a naval vessel possibly the HMAS CANBERRA possibly berthed, port side at Garden Island, Sydney, NSW. Starboard view of a pale coloured vessel featuring three funnels. At the center is a small motor launch, at the center right in the background is an unidentified naval vessel.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.