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Unidentified merchant vessel, near Balmain
Unidentified merchant vessel, near Balmain

Unidentified merchant vessel, near Balmain

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1900s
Object number00020382
NameNitrate negative
MediumCellulose nitrate negative, black and white
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionUnidentified merchant vessel, possibly near Balmain in Sydney, Goat Island astern.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.