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Merchant stewards
Merchant stewards

Merchant stewards

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1899-1953
Object number00021359
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
DimensionsOverall: 154 x 202 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionImage of three merchant marine stewards standing on the deck of an unidentified ship by Sam Hood.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.