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United States Navy sailors on board USS ASTORIA

This image depicts two United States Navy sailors on the flag deck of USS ASTORIA. The sailor in the foreground is leaning on the railing looking through telescope and the sailor in the background is holding signal flags. ASTORIA visited Sydney in August 1934 during its shakedown cruise of the Pacific.

 

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. 00024265

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Uploaded on March 15, 2013
Taken in August 1934