The image is a photograph of a group of people walking on a street. The photograph is in black and white and appears to be taken from a low angle. The people in the photograph are walking in a line, with some of them carrying bags or baskets. The street is lined with trees and there is a building in the background.

The photograph is accompanied by a text that reads "Putting on Scales: The practice of weighing convicts comes from the belief that the people of the Netherlands had to be weighed, and there was often a backlog of cases." The text is written in a bold, sans-serif font and is centered on the photograph. The background of the photograph is a dark red color.