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(Scroll down for video) It was an exciting moment when a hidden treasure was unearthed and its 100-year-old contents were revealed.
After a century of waiting, a treasure trove of interesting items from the 1910s was revealed. The time capsule was unearthed and opened in a church in Oklahoma.
The time capsule chest was buried for the past 100 years under 12 inches of concrete in the basement of the First Lutheran Church of Oklahoma City.
The chest was made of vintage copper and was carefully buried by Ladies Aide Society of the church in 1913. It reportedly took a construction company a whopping 11 hours to unearth the container. When the chest was opened, the crowd that had gathered was fascinated as a collection of well-preserved artifacts were extracted from the time capsule.
Among the items were a period April 22, 1913 edition of The Daily Oklahoman, a map, a number of Native American artifacts, a pair of women's shoes, a pen used by President William McKinley to sign the 1900 free Homes Act for Oklahoma, and a phonograph record with voices of the people of that time.
"I was expecting some things that are damage, but everything looks in excellent condition," Oklahoma History Center research director Chad Williams said.
“It is always exciting to dig up a time capsule, as you never know what can be found inside, and this time it was no different,” Christine Redding, 35, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma told YourJewishNews.com after the event.
All artifacts of the "Century Chest" will be preserved by the Oklahoma History Center and will be presented to the public later this year.
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