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SS CATHAY II in Sydney Harbour with streamers flying from decks
SS CATHAY II in Sydney Harbour with streamers flying from decks

SS CATHAY II in Sydney Harbour with streamers flying from decks

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1932-1939
Object number00034735
NamePhotograph
MediumGlass plate negative
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis image depicts SS CATHAY II in Sydney Harbour, with Fort Macquarie visible in the background, to the right.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.