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An officer, possibly of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, and a woman seated on the deck of a ship
An officer, possibly of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, and a woman seated on the deck of a ship

An officer, possibly of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, and a woman seated on the deck of a ship

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1920-1939
Object number00034622
NameGlass plate negative
MediumGlass plate negative
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis image was probably taken near the Maryborough Rowing Club, which was founded in 1878 in Maryborough, Queensland.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.