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Partially submerged hull attended at the stern by a salvage vessel
Partially submerged hull attended at the stern by a salvage vessel

Partially submerged hull attended at the stern by a salvage vessel

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1899-1953
Object number00024188
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis photograph depicts a partially submerged hull in Balls Head Bay attended at the stern by a salvage vessel. To the left is the Coal Loader in Waverton.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.