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OBJECT TYPE
positive/print/colour/mounted/16x20
DATE
1990–1999
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1999.0185.007
MANUFACTURER
National Research Council
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
7
Total Parts
43
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
paper & wood; synthetic

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
50.4 cm
Width
40.4 cm
Height
N/A
Thickness
1.4 cm
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Medical Technology
Category
Archives
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
NRC
Country
Canada
State/Province
Manitoba
City
Winnipeg

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
1990'S
Canada
FROM EXHIBIT OF PHOTOGRAPHS PRODUCED BY NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS. ACCORDING TO TEXT(.43) BY HARRY TURNER, PHOTOGRAPHIC COORDINATOR AT NRC, THESE PHOTOGRAPHS SEEK TO ILLUSTRATE ART IN SCIENCE, CAPTURING EXCITEMENT & DIVERSITY OF NRC RESEARCH AS WELL AS ITS BEAUTY.
Function
PHOTOGRAPHS INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE VARIOUS TYPES & ASPECTS OF RESEARCH AT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA FOR EDUCATIONAL & PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.
Technical
PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATE STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES, & RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. This photograph depicts K74 national prototype kilogram being weighed on the most accurate balance in Canada. (ref. 1)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
English text of label for photograph reads :"How do you know that a kilogram of butter is really a kilogram? It can all be traced back to the national prototype kilogram K74. NRC's Dr. George Chapman is weighing K74 on the most accurate balance in Canada."
Missing
This photograph is complete in itself.
Finish
colour photograph mounted on wood panel painted black.
Decoration
N/A

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National Research Council, Photograph, between 1990–1999, Artifact no. 1999.0185, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0185.007/

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