posted March 4, 2007
) Photo by Michael Locke A new time capsule (top) will be inserted into the City Hall cornerstone to replace the capsule from 1908 (bottom). Click to enlarge. |
A new time capsule will be placed back into the cornerstone in April.
The new capsule measures 13 inches long, 7 inches wide and 6 inches tall.
What should be included in the new time capsule?
Matt Lea, Special Assistant to Mayor Littlefield, says that suggestions for the new time capsule are welcome.
Send your ideas to Michael Locke at timecapsule@bellsouth.net.
CONTENTS OF 1908 TIME CAPSULE:
Newspapers:
Chattanooga News, April 23, 1908
Chattanooga Daily Times, April 24, 1908
Chattanooga Star, April 23, 1908
R.H. Hunt advertising poster
Complimentary pass to Oxley Zoo
Business and name cards for Councilman First Ward J.L. Molsdale, former city auditor Jack O'Donohue, Martin A. Fleming, Second Ward Councilman J.O. Martin, D.P. Kenyon, city auditor J. Milton Payne, Ninth Ward councilman G.N. Walkley.
Committee and director roster of Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce
Officers and Board of Directors roster of Chattanooga Manufacturers Association
Directory of Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce pamphlet "The South's New Center of Distribution 'The City that Pays Dividends'"
Yearbook of Chattanooga Manufacturers Association
Article "Diversified Industrialism at Chattanooga"
1907 Chattanooga General Council
R.H. Hunt envelope, contained poster and a smaller James Building advertisement.
Amendments to the Chattanooga city charter for 1901-1903
1908 city directory
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