United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981938-05-28The dedication of the crypt door took place on the Oglethorpe University campus on May 28, 1938. The art deco door, with its rectangular shapes and "moon hubcap" decoration, was considered a work of industrial art. (Thornwell Jacobs is pictured pointing at the door flanked on his right by David Sarnoff and T. K. Peters.)Photograph of the dedication of the Crypt of Civilization time capsule at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia. Oglethorpe University president Thornwell Jacobs is pictured pointing at the door flanked on his right by David Sarnoff of the Radio Corporation of America and T. K. Peters, crypt archivist. Several other men stand near them. The dedication of the crypt door took place on the Oglethorpe University campus on May 28, 1938. The art deco door, with its rectangular shapes and "moon hubcap" decoration, was considered a work of industrial art.The Crypt of Civilization, a multimillennial time capsule, is a chamber that was sealed behind a stainless steel door in 1940 at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/crypt-civilizationForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/crypt-civilizationForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaCollege presidents--Georgia--AtlantaEducators--Georgia--AtlantaInventors--Georgia--AtlantaPhotographers--Georgia--AtlantaArchivists--Georgia--AtlantaMen--Georgia--AtlantaArt deco--Georgia--AtlantaDecoration and ornament--Art decoDedication services--Georgia--AtlantaHistorians--Georgia--AtlantaTime capsules--Georgia--AtlantaDoors--Georgia--AtlantaOglethorpe University (Atlanta, Ga.)--PresidentsOglethorpe University (Atlanta, Ga.)Peters, Thomas Kimmwood, 1879-1973Jacobs, Thornwell, 1877-1956Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971Crypt of Civilization DedicationStillImage