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| Keywords: samuel j hood collection samueljhoodcollection ss sierra sssierra group men portrait vintage vintage men's clothing vintagemensclothing movietone sydney sydney harbour sydneyharbour american american baseballers americanbaseballers baseballers baseball sports sportspeople sportsmen multnomah amateur athletic association multnomahamateurathleticassociation oregon blackandwhite monochrome black and white This photograph depicts members of Oregon, USA's Multnomah Amateur Athletic Association, at a Movietone event on board SS SIERRA on 8 August 1929. The photograph was taken at Circular Quay during the welcoming and celebrations of the arrival of Australia's first Movietone News truck. The American baseballers arrived to play a series of games against Australian teams from South Australia, Sydney and Victoria. In the back row, left to right is: V Jacobberger, K Sax, G Storry and G Sherrett. Seated in the centre row is B Mimmaugn, F Helmcke and H Moore. Standing in the front row, left to right is: H Dillon, R Grayson, R Davis and M Grayson. 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. 00034654 This photograph depicts members of Oregon, USA's Multnomah Amateur Athletic Association, at a Movietone event on board SS SIERRA on 8 August 1929. The photograph was taken at Circular Quay during the welcoming and celebrations of the arrival of Australia's first Movietone News truck. The American baseballers arrived to play a series of games against Australian teams from South Australia, Sydney and Victoria. In the back row, left to right is: V Jacobberger, K Sax, G Storry and G Sherrett. Seated in the centre row is B Mimmaugn, F Helmcke and H Moore. Standing in the front row, left to right is: H Dillon, R Grayson, R Davis and M Grayson. 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. 00034654 | ||||
