Interior view of warehouse showing workmen positioning newsprint rolls

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

Date1920-1953

Object number00035837

NameGlass plate negative

MediumEmulsion on glass

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

DescriptionInterior view of warehouse showing workmen positioning newsprint rolls. The sign on the wooden beam at the top of the image reads: 'Babcock & Wilcox Ltd. Makers London & Renfrew / Load not exceed 3 Tons'. The photograph was possibly taken of a warehouse in White Bay, Sydney.HistoryThe 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.