- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Crypt of Civilization Door
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Art deco--Georgia--Atlanta
Decoration and ornament--Art deco
Time capsules--Georgia--Atlanta
Doors--Georgia--Atlanta
Plaques, plaquettes--Georgia--Atlanta
Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, Ga.)
Jacobs, Thornwell, 1877-1956 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The art deco door that seals the Crypt of Civilization features a plaque with an elaborate message written by Thornwell Jacobs and a "moon hubcap" decoration.
Photograph of the Crypt of Civilization time capsule door at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia. The dedication of the crypt door took place on the Oglethorpe University campus on May 28, 1938. The art deco door that seals the Crypt of Civilization features a plaque with an elaborate message written by Oglethorpe University president Thornwell Jacobs and a "moon hubcap" decoration.
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. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/time-capsules/m-1747/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Oglethorpe University Archives
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/crypt-civilization
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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