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Opening yacht season at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, 1920s

The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron is a private sailing club which was formed in 1862. This image depicts a group of men and women standing in front of the entrance porch to the Squadron's main building at Kirribilli. A caption on the negative reads: 'Opening yacht season'.

 

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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.

 

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Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection

 

Object no. 00024214

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Uploaded on November 20, 2012
Taken circa 1925