Photographic postcard of a cook standing with a cat resting on a wharf probably in Alaska, United States of America
Date1890-1922
Object numberANMS1109[012]
NamePostcard
MediumPhotograph on paper
DimensionsOverall: 137 x 86 x 1 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThe sign seen in the background, far left, lists prices for ferry fares to the towns of Douglas, Treadwell and Juneau in Alaska.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.
