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| Museum staff posing on steps of the ROM, 1914 |
| Date of Image: 1914 |
| People: Mary Hand (cataloguer); unnamed guards |
| Museum ID Number: ROM2004_1306_24 |
| Image Number: ROM2004_1306_24 |
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Description:
Six guards, who often had other jobs such as window glazer or door attendant, stand proud in their Museum uniforms. The year is 1914, and some guards have war medals pinned to their chests. Museum carpenters fill the back row. Miss Mary Hand, in the front, was a cataloguer in the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology.
Nowadays the dress of Museum guards is more casual. In addition to fulfilling their their traditional duties of securing the galleries, they are considered front-line visitor staff who are well informed about the Museum’s collections. |
Publications: Rotunda Winter 2000 pg. 52 |
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