File:Election of Scottish Representative Peers 1959.jpg

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Description	The Principal Clerk of Session (George Macdonald) reads the roll of Peers of Scotland, at the beginning of the election of 16 representative Peers to serve in the 1959 Parliament. The election took place at 12 noon at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, on 6 October 1959.
Author or copyright owner	George Outram & Co Ltd
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: "The Sixteen Peers of Scotland" by Sir James Fergusson (Oxford University Press, 1960) Immediate source: "The Sixteen Peers of Scotland" by Sir James Fergusson (Oxford University Press, 1960)
Date of publication	1960
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Scottish representative peers election, 1959
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	It is an illustration of the actual election that is the subject of the article.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	This was a unique historical event (the last such election). There are no free illustrations known.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	It is a low resolution scan of a news photograph.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	Originally a news photograph, it was not printed in the paper but was included in a relatively obscure book published 57 years ago.
Other information	Although taken by the Glasgow Herald newspaper, it was not published in the following day's paper when it reported the results of the election (p. 8, 7 October 1959). (Google has scanned all editions of the Glasgow Herald including all of its copyright photographs)
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