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January 20, 1953 (Creation)
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1 photograph : b&w negative ; 10 x 8 cm
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Image of Edward Beitz standing in front of a furnace about to put a handful of used alderman ballots inside. At left is a table full of ballots still to be burned.
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Scanned as TIF files September 2021.
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53-4392_002 and photo missing from envelope appeared on Page 3 of the Friday, January 23, 1953 edition of the newspaper.
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Photo caption that accompanied 53-4392_002 and photo missing from envelope: "BURN BALLOTS - Kitchener's City Hall was heated by ballots from the Dec. 3 election yesterday. The 93 polling boxes were opened and their contents "cremated" in the furnace. Gordon Scharlach, assistant city clerk, found the 93 keys required to open the boxes a heavy load (left photo) [see 53-4392_001 for closes version]. Edward Beitz (right) [53-4392_002] stuffs ballots into furnace."