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MOSEL unloading oil drums at Johnstons Bay in Sydney
MOSEL unloading oil drums at Johnstons Bay in Sydney

MOSEL unloading oil drums at Johnstons Bay in Sydney

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1920-1953
Object number00035840
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
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.