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Sydney waterfront scene
Sydney waterfront scene

Sydney waterfront scene

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
DateJuly 1937
Object number00021108
NameNitrate negative
MediumEmulsion on nitrate film.
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionA view of wharves and warehouses in Darling Harbour taken from the eastern side of Pyrmont Bridge. Oil drums labelled with the brand 'Atlantic' wait to be loaded onto a workboat.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.