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Barque MAGDELINE VINNEN
Barque MAGDELINE VINNEN

Barque MAGDELINE VINNEN

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1921-1936
Object number00024958
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionPainting of the German four-masted steel barque MAGDALENE VINNEN produced and photographed by the Samuel J. Hood Studio in Sydney.HistoryBuilt in 1921 for F.A. Vinnen & Co., Bremen. It is known to have visited Australia in 1933 and 1935 prior to be being sold and renamed in 1936.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.