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SS HAMPTON, possibly near Port Jackson in Sydney
SS HAMPTON, possibly near Port Jackson in Sydney

SS HAMPTON, possibly near Port Jackson in Sydney

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1900-1908
Object number00020383
NameNitrate negative
MediumEmulsion on nitrate film.
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionGracechurch Steamship Company Ltd's SS HAMPTON was built in 1900 by Craig, Taylor and Company Ltd in Stockton-on-Tees, England. On 10 July 1908, the vessel ran aground whilst carrying a load of timber near Bunbury Jetty, Western Australia.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.