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SS CHANGTE at north east Circular Quay in Sydney
SS CHANGTE at north east Circular Quay in Sydney

SS CHANGTE at north east Circular Quay in Sydney

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1936
Object number00021333
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
DimensionsOverall: 155 x 203 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
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.
SS CHANGTE at north east Circular Quay in Sydney
Samuel J Hood Studio
8 January 1936
TSS RELIANCE at Circular Quay in Sydney
Samuel J Hood Studio
1932-1953