[FEDERATION] View of the French Arch, corner of Pitt and Bridge Streets, Sydney, 1901.

Stereoscopic albumen print photograph, each image 82 x 77 mm, on maroon mount 86 x 175 mm; no photographer’s imprint (verso blank); the prints and the mont are in excellent condition.

An anonymous stereoview which shows the French Arch at the intersection of Pitt and Bridge Streets, Sydney, during the Commonwealth celebrations in January 1901. The painted signage and banner together read: ‘France Welcomes Australian Federation’.