Sunlit and stately, Australia's Federal Parliament House shimmers beyond a reflecting pool where three fountains arc skyward — a lone child perches at the pool's edge, dwarfed by the grandeur of the nation's democratic heart. This chrome-era Nu-Color-Vue card captures the Old Parliament House in Canberra, ACT, as it stood during its working life before the new Parliament House opened on Capital Hill in 1988. The building, designed by John Smith Murdoch and opened in 1927, served as the meeting place of the House of Representatives and the Senate for over six decades; the broad forecourt and fountain pool visible here were hallmarks of the ceremonial approach along King George Terrace. The vivid blue sky, pastel fountain spray, and warm sandstone paving typify the saturated colour printing Nu-Color-Vue Productions perfected for the Australian tourist market in the 1960s–70s.