"Proclamation Day crowd, dressed in their best, walking past a variety of refreshment tents and marquees along the promenade at Glenelg beach. Picnicers with their horses and carts are seen in the background. [On back of photograph] 'Glenelg / Looking north from the Institute / December 28th / 1896- 1900'."
Mark Twain was a guest speaker at one of those events, coining the 'City of Churches'.