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Dr. Hudson stands outside the Crypt of
Civilization |
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Thornwell
Jacobs inside the crypt chamber when work
was under way. He is holding an interior
liner of the canisters which would hold the
microfilmed documents. The canisters were
displaced with air through the tubulation
before the inert gas was introduced. |
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The interior of the Crypt of Civilization,
the swimming pool time capsule. Its
contents represent an encyclopedic
inventory of life and customs up until 1940
when the crypt was sealed, to be opened in
8113 A.D. It resembles a pyramid chamber,
and pictographs decorate the walls. |
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One of twelve gigantic, treated
glass jars in which sundry items were
hermetically packed for storage in the
crypt. A clock radio and a plastic bowl are
visible. Toys - including a Donald Duck,
the Lone Ranger, a Negro doll and Lincoln
Logs - are also packed in the jars. |
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Some twentieth-century "artifacts" stored
in the crypt. On the right are figurines
dressed in late 1930's fashions. Nearby are
1940 models of a royal typewriter, a
National cash register, and a white sewing
machine. They might be considered
collector's items after only half a
century. |
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Stainless steel receptacles, contributed by
the American Can Company, were lined with
Corning glass. On microfilm are classics in
the arts and sciences totaling over 640,000
pages.
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The dedication of the great door took place
on the Oglethorpe campus on May 28, 1938.
The huge art deco panel, with its
rectangular shapes and "moon hubcap"
decoration was considered a work of
industrial art. Jacobs points to the plaque
fused onto the door. David Sarnoff stands
next to Jacobs, and
Peters is next to Sarnoff. |
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