Departing passenger liner leaving the P&O wharf in Sydney Cove

Samuel J Hood Studio1923 – 1940

Details

Title: Departing passenger liner leaving the P&O wharf in Sydney Cove
Creator: Samuel J Hood Studio
Date: 1923 – 1940
Location: Circular Quay
Type: Photograph
Significance: The 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.
See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
Medium: Glass plate negative
Credit line: ANMM Collection

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