Horse drawn parade in Pitt Street, Sydney

Photographer Samuel J Hood Studio (Australian, 1899 - 1953)

Date1933-1939

Object number00035711

NameGlass plate negative

MediumEmulsion on glass

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

DescriptionHorse drawn procession in Sydney. In lead float is a wagon of grain advertising "JF Ledgerwood & Co, Chaff & Grain Merchant, 168 Sussex Street" drawn by six draught horses in ornate harnesses. Spectators are look on from both sides of the street.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.