september staff photo contest

Flip through the slideshow with pictures of found objects and great before/after shots of the Fall Clean Up.

Vote for your three favorites in the poll below the slideshow.

The top three vote get-ers will compete for a grand prize: free lunch for a month in the new building's cafe.

Photo#1: ElephonkeyTOTN Producer Sarah Handel found this "elephonkey" from Manchester, NH during the primaries for the 2008 elections.

Photo#2: Ari Shapiro's Kroc Fellow Application This Kroc Fellow Application submitted by Ari Shapiro was found in the programming division by Anna Sebok.

Photo #3: Kroc Fellow Applications More old Kroc Fellow applications found during the Fall Clean up by Programming's Anna Sebok.

Photo#4: Audio Tape HR's Stephanie Clifford trying to decide what to do with the strands of audio tape she found during the clean up.

Photo#5: Old Briefcase An old briefcase once belonging to MAP’s Si Sikes was found by Programming’s Anna Sebok. Think he wants it back?

Photo#6: Training for Fall Clean Up Linda Grabowski showing how she trained for the Fall Clean Up.

Photo#7: Linda Grabowski: Before/After Guess the shoveling worked. The before and after shots of Linda Grabowski’s desk.

Photo#8: Military Photo of George BushLibrarian Kee Malesky found the cover of the Military Biography of George Walker Bush, the collection of documents and records relating to his experience during the Vietnam War. Remember? It was a big story in 2005 (but not a good one for Dan Rather).

Photo#9: Gwen Outen: Before/After TOTN Producer Gwen Outen did a lot of cleaning, check out her office before and after.

Photo#10: Found Laptop Programming’s Anna Sebok found this old laptop.

Photo#11: Secret's Out Button MAP’s Jeff Nemic found this funny little button while he was cleaning.

Photo#12: Life-sized Peter and CarlCreative Services’ Kathie Miller found life-sized Peter and Carl cardboard cutouts during the clean up.

Photo#13: Snuggie, Game and Golf BallsMore creative finds from the Creative Services’ team: a snuggie, a puzzle game and golf balls.

Photo#14: Placido's NumberMultimedia’s Coburn Dukehart found Placido Domingo’s cell phone number in her Rolodex (yes, Rolodex!). Placido gave it to Coburn after she took his picture with Andrea Bocelli in 2008, inviting Coburn to his performance that night. She never called.

Photo#15: Sarah Hanel: Before/AfterThe desk of TOTN Producer Sarah Handel before and after cleaning.

Photo#16: Classic TV Set Whitney Gratton found this classic TV set in a closet at 650 Mass Ave.

Photo#17: Temperance PosterHR’s Alaa El-Koussami found this temperance poster while he was cleaning.

Photo#18: Super Chicken's FeatherLegal’s Ruth Goodell found a feather from the mysterious Super Chicken, a bird-man that used to share treats with everyone on Halloween. The real question is…who has seen the bird?!

Photo #19: Lucho Libre's MaskMultimedia’s Coburn Dukehart found this Lucho Libre mask, a gift from a photographer she wrote about on the Picture Show blog. “I always found it too frightening to ever put on my face,” she said.

Photo #20: Car Talk Fuzzy DiceAccounting’s Susie Julbe found Car Talk fuzzy dice, a remnant from a public radio industry conference.

Photo #21: Laura Lee: Before/AfterTOTN’s Laura Lee really got down to cleaning at her desk. This is the before and after shots.

Photo #22: Steve Christmas OrnamentMorning Edition Producer Nicole Beemsterboer found this Christmas ornament of Steve Inskeep that she received from a NPR Member Station years ago.