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The Tulsa Time Capsule

A crowd of people gathered outside the courthouse in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June 1957, to witness the burial of an unusual time capsule a brand-new gold-and-white Plymouth Belvedere cas.The contents of a "typic woman's handbag in the glove compartment looked like a lump of rotted leather. The mo that recorded the names of the contestants wasn't found. There was a bit of disappointme that the items were not in better condition. However, some items inside the time capsule Were in good shape-they included a U.S. flag and some historical documents, such as aerial maps of the city and postcards. 5. The good news is that when the Belvedere was unearthed, Teddy and Gene were still alive They never thought they would be here to see It happen. Someone present said, "It's our King Tut's tomb."Sure you will answered his brother Henry, who was 19. It lay there for 50 years. On June 13, 2007, the vault was opened, and car was raised as thousands of people wal The organizer of the event said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I present you Miss Belvedere" Unfortunately the tomb was unable to proted the car from moisture, and the vintage vehicle was covered in rust.

The Tulsa Time Capsule

A crowd of people gathered outside the courthouse in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June 1957, to witness the burial of an unusual time capsule a brand-new gold-and-white Plymouth Belvedere cas. The city leaders explained: "In exactly 50 years time, this car will be unearthed to show the world who we were and how we lived in Tulsa in 1957

2 The automobile contained a flag, a city phone directory, an unpaid parking ticket, and the contents of a woman's purse: bobby pins, a ladies' powder compact, a plastic rain cap... several combs, a tube of lipstick, a pack of gum, a wad of tissues, $2.73 in bills and coins. Five gallons of gas were atso included, in case the combustion engine became obsolete by 2007 and no fuel was available.

3 The event attracted all sorts of people to Denver Avenue that day in 1957. Some thought that the Idea of burying a new car was dumb, others thought it was brilliant. Raffle tickets (for the car) were sold. The person to guess the approximate population of Tulsa in 2007 would win. "Till never be alive," said Teddy Baxter, aged 6. "Sure you will answered his brother Henry, who was 19. "I might not be, but you'll be around for sure" Gene McDaniel, who was 20 at the time, thought "In 2007, Ill be 70-l never make it"

4 The Plymouth was wrapped in protective

materials and lowered into a concrete vault,

which was supposed to withstand even a nuclear

attack. It lay there for 50 years.

On June 13, 2007, the vault was opened, and car was raised as thousands of people wal The organizer of the event said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I present you Miss Belvedere" Unfortunately the tomb was unable to proted the car from moisture, and the vintage vehicle was covered in rust. The contents of a "typic woman's handbag in the glove compartment looked like a lump of rotted leather. The mo that recorded the names of the contestants wasn't found. There was a bit of disappointme that the items were not in better condition. However, some items inside the time capsule Were in good shape-they included a U.S. flag and some historical documents, such as aerial maps of the city and postcards.

5. The good news is that when the Belvedere was unearthed, Teddy and Gene were still alive They never thought they would be here to see It happen. Someone present said, "It's our King Tut's tomb. It's like a fairy tale."