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Two crew members with pet dog and cat
Samuel J Hood Studio1920s
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
Between 1900 and the 1950s, Sydney photographer Sam Hood took hundreds of photographs of ships and their crew for souvenirs of their visit or to send home to families. This photograph depicts two men posed with a dog and a kitten. Such animals were often expected to earn their keep catching mice and rats, but they undoubtedly also provided an outlet for affection.
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Details
- Title: Two crew members with pet dog and cat
- Creator: Samuel J Hood Studio
- Date: 1920s
- Location: Sydney
- Type: Nitrate negative
- 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: Nitrate negative
- Dimensions: 163 x 90 mm
- Credit line: ANMM Collection
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