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Man with a model of a fully rigged ship
Man with a model of a fully rigged ship

Man with a model of a fully rigged ship

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date23 June 1934
Object number00035158
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionImage by Samuel Hood depicting an older man standing next to a model ship. 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.