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Elections Time Capsule

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2023-001

Content Description

One antique wooden ballot box containing folded slips of paper being used as a time capsule. From an event honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment in 2020; time capsule to be opened in 2120.

Acquisition Type

Deposit

Provenance

Placed in the custody of the Archives by George Stern, Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder, in 2022. No transfer memo was created.

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Access Restrictions

Time capsule not to be opened until August 2120.

Dates

  • Event: 2020
  • Creation: circa 1920

Creator

Extent

3.1 Cubic Feet (1 wooden, metal and glass ballot box with slips of paper inside.) ; 16w x 16d x 21h

967 Megabytes (One USB drive containing an MP4 video of the event. Video uploaded to SharePoint.)

4 Megabytes (Four digital photographs in SharePoint)

Inventory

One antique wooden ballot box containing folded slips of paper; one USB drive with video of the League of Women Voters ceremony; three digital photographs.