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Royal Australian Navy officer boarding USS ASTORIA

Image of a Royal Australian Navy officer in full dress uniform, boarding USS ASTORIA, a New Orleans class heavy cruiser. ASTORIA visited Sydney during its shakedown cruise of the Pacific after its commissioning in April 1934.

 

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.

 

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. 00024264

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Uploaded on March 14, 2013
Taken in August 1934