Crew posing on board the four-masted steel barque JOHN ENA

This photograph depicts crewmen posing on board the four-masted steel barque JOHN ENA probably during its May 1916 visit to Sydney. Between 1900 and the 1950s, Sydney photographer Sam Hood took hundreds of photographs of ships and their crew for souvenirs of their visit or to send home to families. This photograph depicts one of the crew members holding a pet rabbit...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. ..For more information see Patricia Miles' article Little Shipmates ( http://anmm.smedia.com.au/Olive/AM3/ANMM6/Default.htm?href=ANMM6/2008/03/01&pageno=36&view=document ) in Signals 82, 2008, pp 34-35...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. 00035227