Title and statement of responsibility area
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Statement of scale (cartographic)
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January 20, 1954 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 8 x 10 cm
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Image of W. J. Robertson looking at the camera from over his shoulder while seated and testing the accuracy of a scale.
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Scanned as TIF file January 2017.
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Public Domain
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General note
Photo missing from envelope appeared on Page 3 of the February 6, 1954 edition of the newspaper as part of the article: "Scale Expert Finds No Gyp Attempt Here."
General note
Photo caption from published photo [see 54-6458_001 for closest version]: "FULL-SCALE OPERATION - W.J. Robertson, inspector of weights and measures for the Dominion government, has his hands full as he checks the scales at the Kitchener market building. Scales are checked once a year and it generally takes him about six months to check all the scales in the Twin Cities."
General note
“Gyp”, short for "gypsy", is an outdated and pejorative term used historically to refer to Romani people. The use of the term in the newspaper article title has been maintained in keeping with Special Collections & Archives’ approach to language in archival descriptions, which prioritizes speaking openly about and clearly identifying problematic, harmful, and otherwise offensive records in the department’s holdings. This approach, while potentially upsetting, allows for the critical assessment and questioning of historical material by contemporary researchers.