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Naval sailors from USS ASTORIA
Naval sailors from USS ASTORIA

Naval sailors from USS ASTORIA

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
DateAugust 1934
Object number00024262
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis photograph depicts crew members of USS ASTORIA in the ship's motor boat on Sydney Harbour. ASTORIA visited Sydney in August 1934 during its shakedown cruise of the Pacific.SignificanceThe Samuel J Hood photographic collection records an extensive range of maritime activity on Sydney Harbour, including sail and steam ships, warships, 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.
Crew of USS ASTORIA
Samuel J Hood Studio
August 1934
Crew member of USS ASTORIA
Samuel J Hood Studio
August 1934
USS ASTORIA in Farm Cove, Sydney
Samuel J Hood Studio
August 1934
USS ASTORIA in Farm Cove, Sydney
Samuel J Hood Studio
August 1934
USS ASTORIA at anchor in Farm Cove, Sydney
Samuel J Hood Studio
August 1934
USS ASTORIA at anchor in Farm Cove, Sydney
Samuel J Hood Studio
August 1934
USS ASTORIA at naval buoy No.1 on 18 August 1934
Frederick Garner Wilkinson
18 August 1934
USS ASTORIA at anchor in Farm Cove, Sydney
Samuel J Hood Studio
August 1934