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Portrait of elderly man with large moustache on board SS RUNIC possibly at Millers Point, Sydney
Portrait of elderly man with large moustache on board SS RUNIC possibly at Millers Point, Sydney

Portrait of elderly man with large moustache on board SS RUNIC possibly at Millers Point, Sydney

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1920s
Object number00035901
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis photograph depicts an elderly man holding what appears to be a tennis racquet.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.