On the ship "Mongolia": Chuck Arnold and "Jockey" (dog), ca. 1930's / photographer Sam Hood

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Just an assorted steamships collection for research.

Samuel John Hood was born in Adelaide in 1872 but moved to Sydney as a child. While only a teenager, he followed in the footsteps of his photographer father, and began working in the industry, gaining employment with William Tuttle in his George Street studio in Sydney. In 1899, Hood established his own studio, The Adelaide Photographic Company, in Pitt Street, Sydney. However, two fires at the studio resulted in him moving his business to his home in Balmain. He gained steady income from photographing ships and maritime workers. He would often photograph ships in the harbour from tugboats and then board the ship when it docked to request permission to sell his photographs of the ship to the crew.

• Category:Mongolia (ship, 1923) - Wikimedia Commons
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