Sterling family in the saloon on board E R STERLING
Shipowner Captain Edward Robert Sterling is depicted in this image far left and standing, along with his son, Captain Ray Sterling, standing far right and possibly his daughters, Helen Dorothy Sterling (known as Dorothy), seated far right and Ethel Manila Sterling seated far left. The vessel, E R STERLING, was originally built in Belfast in 1883 as a four-masted iron ship LORD WOLSELEY. In 1904 it was renamed EVERETT G GRIGGS and modified into a six-masted barquentine. It was sold and renamed E R STERLING in 1910, and was broken up in 1927.
For more information see our blog post on the Sterlings: bit.ly/OsqaFc
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 72-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.
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Object no. 00023155
Sterling family in the saloon on board E R STERLING
Shipowner Captain Edward Robert Sterling is depicted in this image far left and standing, along with his son, Captain Ray Sterling, standing far right and possibly his daughters, Helen Dorothy Sterling (known as Dorothy), seated far right and Ethel Manila Sterling seated far left. The vessel, E R STERLING, was originally built in Belfast in 1883 as a four-masted iron ship LORD WOLSELEY. In 1904 it was renamed EVERETT G GRIGGS and modified into a six-masted barquentine. It was sold and renamed E R STERLING in 1910, and was broken up in 1927.
For more information see our blog post on the Sterlings: bit.ly/OsqaFc
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 72-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 you have any further information on this image please leave a comment.
Object no. 00023155