Royal Australian Air Force airmen on board troopship TSS AWATEA

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

Date22 April 1941

Object number00020603

NameNitrate negative

MediumCellulose acetate negative, black and white

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

DescriptionOne of a series of images by Samuel Hood depicting departing Royal Australian Air Force personnel on the deck of the WWII troopship AWATEA, dated 22 April 1941.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.