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SS MUTLAH possibly off Mort's Dock in Balmain, Sydney
SS MUTLAH possibly off Mort's Dock in Balmain, Sydney

SS MUTLAH possibly off Mort's Dock in Balmain, Sydney

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1907-1921
Object number00020507
NameNitrate negative
MediumCellulose nitrate negative, black and white
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionNourse Line Ltd's SS MUTLAH was built in 1907 by Charles Connell & Company in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1921, the company sold the vessel and in December 1923, the ship went missing en route from Cagliari to Antwerp.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.