Funnels of light cruiser
Photographer
Samuel J Hood Studio
(Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1924
Object number00034979
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionBlack and white image of an unidentified light cruiser, with another shown in the background, on Sydney Harbour.
Vessels are likely either SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE or ADELAIDE.
SignificanceThe Samuel J Hood photographic collection records an extensive range of maritime activity on Sydney Harbour, including sail and steam ships, naval vessels, 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.
Samuel J Hood Studio
1899-1953
Josiah Earl Barnes
2 October 1916
Samuel J Hood Studio
May 1933