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Time Capsule I was created for the 1939 New York World's Fair and Time Capsule II was created for the 1964 New York World's Fair. The second capsule is placed ten feet north of the first capsule. The capsules are filled with physical objects of that time period of social and scientific interest.
A time capsule hidden since 1887 in a pedestal beneath a statue of Robert E. Lee was opened in December 2021 after the statue's removal, revealing an 1875 almanac, a waterlogged book of fiction, a British coin, a catalog, a letter and a photograph of a master stonemason who worked on the pedestal. [64] 1887 Dedham Museum and Archive: Dedham ...
The 1939 New York World's Fair (also known as the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair) was an international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair included exhibitions, activities, performances, films, art, and food presented by 62 nations, 35 U.S. states and territories, and 1,400 ...
May 18—The contents of an 82-year-old time capsule were unveiled Saturday, May 15, in the Delhi Courthouse Square as part of the yearlong celebration of the village's bicentennial. "I'm not only ...
Inside the centennial time capsule, officials found 15 artifacts dating back to 1924 and earlier, including a film of the 1921 groundbreaking for the memorial, the 1917 Declaration of War and a ...
The 1939 time capsule was followed in 1965 by a second capsule at the same site, but 10 feet (3.0 m) to the north of the original. Both capsules are buried 50 feet (15 m) below Flushing Meadows Park, site of the Fair. Both the 1939 and 1965 Westinghouse Time Capsules are meant to be opened in 6939.
In a story that captures Baltimore's personality -- uniquely quirky and a little bit mysterious -- the 200-year-old contents of a time capsule found inside the cornerstone were unveiled Wednesday.
Audience members viewing The Billy Rose Aquacade at the 1939–40 World's Fair. The Amusement Area was located south of World's Fair Boulevard, along 230 acres (93 ha). [298] [299] Unlike traditional fairgrounds, the Amusement Area at the 1939 Fair had no midway; instead, the fairground was divided into more than a dozen themed zones.