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Unidentified merchant vessel, possibly SS FRIEDLAND, near Walsh Bay in Sydney
Unidentified merchant vessel, possibly SS FRIEDLAND, near Walsh Bay in Sydney

Unidentified merchant vessel, possibly SS FRIEDLAND, near Walsh Bay in Sydney

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1899-1953
Object number00020419
NameNitrate negative
MediumCellulose nitrate negative, black and white
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
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.