Some cool 1920 fashion images:
Five unidentified women next to the ship's wheel on board E R STERLING, 1913-1920
Image by Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
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. 00023139
An officer, possibly of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, and a woman seated on the deck of a ship, 1920-1939
Image by Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
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. 00034622
Miss Nancy Spry of Winton in a dramatic evening ensemble, ca. 1920
Image by State Library of Queensland, Australia
Photographer: Unidentified
Location: Winton, Queensland, Australia
Description: Nancy Spry of Winton in a dropped-waist, floral print, satin evening gown with uneven hemline. She is wearing a matching scarf around her head, with a long feather plume rising dramatically from the scarf. Miss Spry is also holding what appears to be a fan made of feathers.
View this image at the State Library of Queensland: hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/74038
Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/
