201 x 144 mm. A view of Spring Street from the Parliament Buildings, looking across towards the Grand Hotel. A figure under an awning (presumably the Governor) reads the Proclamation, with crowds all around, and soldiers at attention lining the streets. Queen Victoria signed the Federation Proclamation on 17 Sept. 1900 and it came into effect on 1 Jan. 1901. It is unclear whether the photograph was taken on the earlier or later date.