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Image of YAHIKO MARU alongside wharf in Pyrmont, Sydney
Image of YAHIKO MARU alongside wharf in Pyrmont, Sydney

Image of YAHIKO MARU alongside wharf in Pyrmont, Sydney

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Datec 1950
Object number00035950
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis photograph depicts the Mitsui Line cargo ship YAHIKO MARO in front of Waterside Cold Stores Pty Ltd, which was situated at 10 Point Street, Pyrmont.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.