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Group portrait possibly on board a White Star Line vessel
Group portrait possibly on board a White Star Line vessel

Group portrait possibly on board a White Star Line vessel

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Datec 1910
Object number00021941
NameNitrate negative
MediumCellulose nitrate negative, black & white
DimensionsOverall: 80 x 138 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis group portrait of passengers and stewards was possibly taken on board a White Star Line vessel. One of the stewards has 'smoke room steward' on his lapels.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.