Catering crew of NEWCASTLE with pet cats

Photographer Samuel J Hood Studio (Australian, 1899 - 1953)

Date1910-1920

Object number00023816

NameNitrate negative

MediumNitrate negative

DimensionsOverall: 90 x 153 mm

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

DescriptionImage of crew dressed in white uniforms on deck of the SS NEWCASTLE. Two members hold ctas. HistoryBetween 1900 and the 1950s, Sydney photographer Sam Hood took hundreds of photographs of ships and their crew for souvenirs of their visit or to send home to families. The two cats appear to be important inclusions in this portrait of the catering crew of the paddle steamer NEWCASTLE. The ship did the overnight run between Sydney and Newcastle for 40 years. 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.