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Counting boxes: Jack Poots, left, borough clerk, and John Nigh, deputy clerk, check over the ballot boxes that will go out to the 1,140 polling stations for the Nov
Counting boxes: Jack Poots, left, borough clerk, and John Nigh, deputy clerk, check over the ballot boxes that will go out to the 1,140 polling stations for the Nov

Counting boxes: Jack Poots, left, borough clerk, and John Nigh, deputy clerk, check over the ballot boxes that will go out to the 1,140 polling stations for the Nov

Date10/19/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132258F
Getting ready: Oshawa city clerk Bob Henderson looks over ballot boxes in preparation for the Nov. 8 municipal election.
Getting ready: Oshawa city clerk Bob Henderson looks over ballot boxes in preparation for the Nov. 8 municipal election.
10/26/1982
A security guard stands watch at North York Council chamber as clerks prepare ballot boxes for the borough's Dec
A security guard stands watch at North York Council chamber as clerks prepare ballot boxes for the borough's Dec
11/21/1969
A punch-card voting system is demonstrated by Jack Poots, the Scarborough clerk and chief election officer
A punch-card voting system is demonstrated by Jack Poots, the Scarborough clerk and chief election officer
10/31/1975
Growing hobby: Peter Poot, Scarborough's deputy planning commissioner, and children, Eric, 9, and Sonja, 14, look over some of the orchids the Poots grow at their farm at Goodwood
Growing hobby: Peter Poot, Scarborough's deputy planning commissioner, and children, Eric, 9, and Sonja, 14, look over some of the orchids the Poots grow at their farm at Goodwood
5/23/1984
Scarborough clerk Jack Poots puts chain of office on Mayor Gus Harris at council's inaugural meeting last night
Scarborough clerk Jack Poots puts chain of office on Mayor Gus Harris at council's inaugural meeting last night
12/4/1978
Blue box bonus: John Roper, left, and Glenn Lloyd, right, display the Great Blue Divider, a device they've Invented to extend the capacity of blue boxes
Blue box bonus: John Roper, left, and Glenn Lloyd, right, display the Great Blue Divider, a device they've Invented to extend the capacity of blue boxes
1/29/1991
Ballot storage: A large committee room in city hall is piled high with boxes containing the 142, 107 ballots from the recent municipal election
Ballot storage: A large committee room in city hall is piled high with boxes containing the 142, 107 ballots from the recent municipal election
12/2/1988
Vote today: Elections officer Paul Schweyer is loaded down with ballot boxes
Vote today: Elections officer Paul Schweyer is loaded down with ballot boxes
11/9/1988
Boxes and boxes of gifts glut the main distribution depot for the Star Santa Claus Fund Richmond Street
Boxes and boxes of gifts glut the main distribution depot for the Star Santa Claus Fund Richmond Street
12/22/1969
News boxes tumbled, Newspaper boxes throughout the city were toppled by yesterday's windstorm
News boxes tumbled, Newspaper boxes throughout the city were toppled by yesterday's windstorm
4/30/1984
Ned Shillington. Impressed by boxes
Ned Shillington. Impressed by boxes
8/31/1976
Less is more: Designers Denis Huggins (above) and Pauline Cheng believe the packaging is as important as the package and have dremed up these tiny gift boxes, kicking off their own greeting card company
Less is more: Designers Denis Huggins (above) and Pauline Cheng believe the packaging is as important as the package and have dremed up these tiny gift boxes, kicking off their own greeting card company
12/17/1979