The Westinghouse Time Capsule
GPTKB entity
Properties (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Time capsule
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| gptkbp:averageTemperature |
Time-sensitive artifacts
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| gptkbp:content |
Various_items_representing_American_culture
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| gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation
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| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Symbol of optimism for the future
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| gptkbp:design |
Cylindrical shape
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| gptkbp:dimensions |
8 feet long
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Great Depression era
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Westinghouse Time Capsule
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Future time capsules
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| gptkbp:location |
Flushing_Meadows-Corona_Park,_New_York_City
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| gptkbp:material |
gptkb:Stainless_steel
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
A scientific instrument
A collection of historical documents A collection of coins A piece of art A 1938 penny A children's toy A collection of advertisements A collection of family photographs A collection of letters from children A collection of postcards A collection of stamps A diary entry from 1938 A fashion item from 1938 A letter to the future A list of community events A list of current events A list of current technologies A list of famous people A list of inventions from 1938 A list of local businesses A list of popular movies A list of popular songs A list of technological advancements A map of the world A newspaper from 1938 A radio A recipe book A record of popular music A_book_of_American_history A_copy_of_the_U.S._Constitution A_flag_of_the_United_States A_guide_to_the_1939_World's_Fair A_letter_from_the_Westinghouse_CEO A_map_of_the_United_States A_photograph_of_the_1939_World's_Fair A_sample_of_American_soil A_toy_model_of_a_Westinghouse_product |
| gptkbp:opened |
Not yet reopened
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| gptkbp:openedIn |
September 23, 6939
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
No
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| gptkbp:purpose |
Future generations
To preserve history |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
1939 New York World's Fair
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| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation
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| gptkbp:tradedOn |
September 23, 1938
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| gptkbp:weight |
5,000 pounds
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| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1938
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