United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981708/2022The 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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/crypt-civilizationForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/crypt-civilizationForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaArt deco--Georgia--AtlantaDecoration and ornament--Art decoTime capsules--Georgia--AtlantaDoors--Georgia--AtlantaPlaques, plaquettes--Georgia--AtlantaOglethorpe University (Atlanta, Ga.)Jacobs, Thornwell, 1877-1956Crypt of Civilization DoorStillImage