Young woman standing on shrouds on board a ship
Photographer
Samuel J Hood Studio
(Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1920-1939
Object number00035635
NamePhotograph
MediumGlass plate negative
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionYoung woman standing on shrouds on board a 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.Samuel J Hood Studio
1927-1939
Samuel J Hood Studio
10 October 1930
Samuel J Hood Studio
10 October 1930