Waiting for the verdict
This image shows three men waiting on the deck of a ship with the words 'Waiting for the verdict' inscribed on the negative. This image relates to the American shipowner Captain Edward Robert Sterling and was probably taken on the six-masted barquentine, E R STERLING.
For more info on the Sterlings, see this article from our magazine, Signals.
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.
If reproduced or distributed, this image should be clearly attributed to the collection of the Australian National Maritime Museum; and not be used for any commercial or for-profit purposes without the permission of the museum. For more information see our Flickr Commons Rights Statement.
The ANMM undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. This record has been updated accordingly.
Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection
Object no. 00023156
Waiting for the verdict
This image shows three men waiting on the deck of a ship with the words 'Waiting for the verdict' inscribed on the negative. This image relates to the American shipowner Captain Edward Robert Sterling and was probably taken on the six-masted barquentine, E R STERLING.
For more info on the Sterlings, see this article from our magazine, Signals.
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.
If reproduced or distributed, this image should be clearly attributed to the collection of the Australian National Maritime Museum; and not be used for any commercial or for-profit purposes without the permission of the museum. For more information see our Flickr Commons Rights Statement.
The ANMM undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. This record has been updated accordingly.
Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection
Object no. 00023156