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Los Angeles Central Library opens 1925 time capsule during centennial celebration
Summary
As part of the Los Angeles Central Library centennial, staff opened a 1925 cornerstone time capsule and displayed artifacts — including an 1881 capsule with a mourning cloth linked to President Garfield’s funeral — that highlight the city’s layered history.
The Los Angeles Central Library opened a cornerstone time capsule placed in 1925 as part of centennial festivities, revealing archival materials and unexpected artifacts from earlier institutions on the site.
Speakers at the event explained the extraction procedure and conservation concerns: the capsule sat behind a cornerstone and…
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