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Ships from Sydney Heads - start of a yacht race
Ships from Sydney Heads - start of a yacht race

Ships from Sydney Heads - start of a yacht race

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1899-1953
Object number00034989
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionA small group of yachts sail past a large passenger steamship. A smaller steamship, possibly the NARABEEN moves south following the other yachts. Start of a regetta, same scene as 00034990.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.