1. A documenting inspection system for a cargo container comprising: imaging means for imaging different views of a cargo container positioned at an inspection station; means for communicating signals representing each said image from said imaging means to a given location including a plurality of televeision cameras each of which is positioned to image a different view of the cargo container; and means for receiving and recording said communicated images of different views and additionally alphanumerical information relating to said object on a single, hard copy in a predetermined format, said receiving and recording means additionally includes a plurality of video monitors each one of which is connected to a respective one of said cameras for displaying the images of the associated camera, whereby all said images of said different views are generally simultaneously displayed, said hard copy is defined by a photosensitive material of the self-developable type, wherein the predetermined format includes having the images of the different views of the container arranged in a composite manner, whereby the recorded images present the container in a manner that is recognizable by a viewer of the container as a true picture of the container being imaged thereby providing recorded images of the object from which the condition of the latter may be ascertained and identifying information relating to the object.