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Photograph depicting ER STERLING's helmsman at the wheel
Photograph depicting ER STERLING's helmsman at the wheel

Photograph depicting ER STERLING's helmsman at the wheel

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1899-1953
Object numberANMS1256[309]
NamePhotograph
MediumPhotograph on paper
DimensionsOverall: 140 × 83 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionPhotograph depicting ER STERLING's helmsman at the wheel by 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.