1939

The contents of the 1939 Westinghouse capsule made for an impressive list.  There were the usual sort of things one expects for a time capsule: a watch, fountain pen, lady's hat, child's Mickey Mouse cup, deck of cards, money, etc.  But there were also things that are surprising at first glance: swatches of cloth; seeds; samples of alloys; articles on economics, politics, philosophy, and chemistry; pieces of industrial machinery; and even a news reel.  This was clearly not some gimmicky shot at time capsule making; this was a serious attempt to provide a clear description of the civilisation of 1939.  And it wasn't being done just to give 70^th century archaeologists a leg up.  It was 1939's calling card to the future from the pivot point of history.

Two actual books were included in capsule.  One  is the Book of the Record.  It is telling that the other was the Holy Bible.  Today, such an inclusion would be fraught with controversy, but in 1939 leaving it out would have been not just unthinkable, but ridiculous.  It's a point that probably says more about us than it does about them.

1964

The 1964 Westinghouse capsule was a much more modest affair; more of a yearbook of the '39 capsule rather than an attempt to duplicate or surpass it.  The '64 capsule's collection was an attempt to demonstrate the changes that had occurred since 1939.  There was a Polaroid camera, a transistor radio, satellite parts, and more microfilm articles.  However, this version wasn't quite as focused on the 70^th century as the 20^th and the contemporary audience was very much in mind. Along with a Bible, the capsule held a copy of '64 World's Fair guide book, as well as a Beatles record, a bikini, and credit cards. 

Not exactly what you would call earth-shattering developments.  Okay, there was some stuff from the new fields of atomic energy and space flight, but one still comes away with the impression that this was a capsule being put together by a people whose hearts just weren't in it anymore.

Sci-Fi for the Ages

This issue of Amazing Stories, in microfilm form, was included in the 1939 time capsule.  The editors were tickled pink saying,

It is interesting to note that only five of the so-called "pulp" magazines and twenty of the "slicks" were included by this committee. Therefore AMAZING STORIES feels quite honored to know that it is one of the representative five, best suited to convey a cross-section of what we of today like to read.

A pity it had The Gland Superman as the cover story.  I understand that to make amends the publishers have earmarked a Ray Bradbury for the November 6939 issue. 

Time Capsule Contents

1939

I. ARTICLES OF COMMON USE

A. Contributing to Convenience, Comfort, Health, Safety

1. Alarm clock
2. Can opener
3. Eyeglasses, bifocals (Bausch & Lomb)
4. Fountain Pen (Waterman)
5. Mazda electric lamp (Westinghouse, 60 watt, 110 volt)
6. Mechanical pencil (Waterman)
7. Miniature camera (Eastman, Bantam K.A. special f.4.5. lens)
8. Nail file
9. Padlock and keys (The Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company)
10. Safety pin
11. Silverware - knife, fork, spoon (Heirloom plate, Grenoble pattern, by Wm. A. Rogers Ltd., Oneida Ltd. Successor)
12. Tape measure (Keuffel & Esser)
13. Tooth brush
14. Tooth powder in small container
15. Transmitter and receiver of ordinary handset telephone
16. Watch (small wrist watch for woman)
17. Westinghouse Sterilamp (bactericidal)

B. For the Pleasure, Use, and Education of Children

18. Boy's toy - a mechanical, spring propelled automobile
19. Girl's toy - a small doll
20. Mickey-Mouse child's cup of plastic material (Bryant Electric Company)
21. Set of alphabet blocks

C. Pertaining to the Grooming and Vanity of Women

22. Woman's hat, style of Autumn, 1938 (designed specially by Lilly Dache')
23. Cosmetic make-up kit (Elizabeth Arden Daytime-Cyclamen Color Harmony Box, including two miniature boxes of face-powder, lipstick, rouge, eye shadow)
24. Rhinestone clip (purchased at Woolworth's)

D. Pertaining Principally to the Grooming, Vanity or Personal Habits of Men

25. Container of tobacco
26. Electric razor and cord (Remington-Rand Close Shaver with Westinghouse motor, General Shaver Corp.)
27. Package of cigarettes
28. Safety razor and blades (Gillette Aristocrat one-piece razor, Gillette Safety Razor Co.)
29. Smoking pipe (Drinkless Kaywoodie, Kaywoodie Company)
30. Tobacco pouch, closed with zipper (Alfred Dunhill of London)

E. Pertaining to Games pictured and Described in Micro-file:

31. Baseball
32. Deck of cards
33. Golf ball (Kro-flite, A.G. Spalidng & Bros.)
34. Golf tee
35. Poker chips

II. MATERIALS OF OUR DAY

A. Fabrics:

36. Asbestos cloth (Johns-Manville)
37. Cotton swatches (Jas. McCutcheon & Co.)
38. Glass fabric samples (Westinghouse glass tape)
39. Linen swatches (Jas. McCutcheon & Co.)
40. Rayon swatches (Du Pont and Celanese)
41. Rubber fabrics (Lastex cloth, United States Rubber Products, Inc.)
42. Silk swatches (Jas. McCutcheon & Co.)
43. Wool swatches (American Woolen Company)

B. Metals and Metallic Alloys:

44. Hipernik (Westinghouse)
45. Aluminium (Commercially pure sample from Aluminium Company of America)
46. Aluminium high-strength alloy (ST 37 alloy furnished by Aluminum Company of America)
47. Carbon steel (Electro Metallurgical Company)
48. Chromium (Electro Metallurgical Company)
49. Copper (Westinghouse Research Laboratories)
50. Ferromanganese (Electro Metallurgical Company)
51. Ferrosilicon (Electro Metallurgical Company)
52. Ferrovanadium (Electro Metallurgical Company)
53. Iron (Pure sample from Westinghouse Research Laboratories)
54. Magnesium high-strength alloy (Dowmetal, furnished by Dow Chemical Company)
55. Manganese (Electro Metallurgical Comapny)
56. Silicon (Electro Metallurgical Company)
    Stainless steel (Electro Metallurgical Company
57. Temperable copper (Cupaloy, furnished by Westinghouse)
58. Hipersil (Westinghouse)
59. Tungsten wire (Filament for Westinghouse Mazda electric lamp)

C. Non-Metallic Materials and Substances:

60. Airplane pulley of laminated phenol plastic Micarta-Westinghouse
61. Anthracite coal (sealed in glass, furnished by Anthracite Institute)
62. Artificial cellulose sponge (E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., Inc.)
63. Artificial leather
64. Asbestos shingle (furnished by Johns-Manville)
65. Beetleware: a specimen of urea plastic (Westinghouse)
66. Carborundum (The Carborundum Company)
67. Glass wool
68. Linen packing thread
69. Leather samples:tanned cowhide, genuine morocco (goatskin)
70. Lucite: a specimen of methyl methacrylate plastic (duPont)
71. Manufactured rubber (tire section furnished by Fisk Tire Co., Inc.)
72. Micarta: a specimen of phenol plastic (Westinghouse)
73. Noiseless gear of laminated phenol plastic Micarta: Westinghouse
74. Paper: four kinds of permanent rag paper used in money, books, permanent ledgers and for special wrapping
75. Portland Cement (Sample furnished by Portland Cement Co., sealed in glass)
76. Raw rubber (Furnished by United States Rubber Products, Inc.)
77. Transite: a specimen of material made of asbestos and cement (Johns-Manville)
78. Rock wool (Johns-Manville)
79. Synthetic "rubber" (Neoprene Chloroprene, furnished by duPont)

III. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

A. Money of the United States:

80.  Dollar bill, silver dollar, half dollar, quarter dollar, dime, nickel, penny

B. Electrical Items:

81. Electric wall switch (Bryant Electric Company)
82. Electric lamp socket (Bryant Electric Company)

C. Seeds (Selected and furnished by U.S. Department of Agriculture: all samples sealed in glass tubes)

83. Wheat, corn, oats, tobacco, cotton, flax, rice, soy beans, alfalfa, sugar beets, carrots, barley

D. Books (All other books, reports, etc. reduced to microfilm)

84. Selected leather-bound rag-paper copy of the Holy Bible
85. Copy of the Book of Record of the Time Capsule

E. Type (Supplementary to discussion in Micro-file)

86. Handset type: Capital and lowercase alphabets of Goudy Village No. 2 type, 14 point
87. Linotype: 8 point Caslon 13 em slug set on standard Linotype in the shop of the Tuckahoe Record, Tuckahoe, N.Y. The line reads: "This type set by Linotype Machine"

F. Optical Instrument (Other optical instruments described in Micro-File)

88. Magnifier and viewer for use with microfilm and newsreel film.

G. Special Texts (Written on permanent paper in non-fading ink)

89. Special messages from noted men of our time (Albert Einstein, Robert A. Millikan, Karl T. Compton, Thomas Mann)
90. Certificate of Official Witnesses at packing of the Westinghouse Time Capsule
    Message from Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, President of Oglethorpe University
91. List of Westinghouse men whose suggestions, guidance, engineering and other special skills made the Time Capsule possible.

IV. SCENARIO OF MICROFILM SEQUENCES

Introduction

1. Greetings
2. Directions for making a larger projection machine

A. Aids to Translation

3. Explanation of keys
4. Fable of the North Wind and the Sun in Twenty Languages
5. The Lord's Prayer in 300 Languages
6. The Practical Standard Dictionary: New York: Funk & Wagnalls: 1938
7. Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English, by John S. Farmer and W.E. Henley: New York: E.P. Dutton & Co.: 6th Impression

B. Where We Live and Work

8. Introduction
9. Individual Homes: Architectural Forum: pages from various 1937-1938 issues
10. Apartments, by Harvey Wiley Corbett: En. Britannica Vol. 20, pp. 870-881
11. The Trailer: catalogue of Kozy Coach, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1938
12. Offices, by Harvey Wiley Corbett: En. Britannica, Vol. 2, pp. 274-287, inc.
13. The Story of Rockefeller Center, 1938
14. Office Equipment, by W.H. Leffingwell: En. Britannica; Vol. 16, pp. 712-719 inc.
15. Office Machines: catalogue of International Business Machines Corp., 1938
16. Factories: En. Britannica, Vol. 9, pp. 29-31, inc.
17. Photograph of Westinghouse East Pittsburgh Works
18. Photograph of Westinghouse Transformer Works, Sharon, Pa.
19. Photograph of Westinghouse Elevator Works, Jersey City, N.J.
20. Photograph of Headquarters of General Motors Corp., Detroit, Mich.
21. Photograph of First stages on assembly belt in General Motors factory
22. Photograph of press that makes automobile tops out of cold steel
23. Photograph of rolling cold steel, American Iron & Steel Institute
24. Photograph of pouring molten iron into a furnace, Amer. Iron & Steel Institute

C. Our Arts and Entertainment

25. Introduction
26. The Arts, by Hendirk Willem van Loon: New York: Simon & Schuster
27. Painting: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 17, pp 36-65
28. Arozco Frescoes
29. "Guernica" - Pablo Picasso
30. "American Landscape" - Charles Sheeler
31. "Summer Wind" - Alexander Brook
32. "Promenade" - Charles Burchfield (1928)
33. "Lower Manhattan" - John Marin (1920)
34. "Persistance of Memory" - Salvador Dali (Catalan)
35. "Daughters of the Revolution" - Grant Wood (American 1932)
36. "Composition Black, White & Red" - Piet Mondrian (Dutch)
37. "Dr. Meyer-Hermann" - Otto Dix
38. Sculpture: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 20, pp. 198-231
39. Music: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 16, pp. 3-24 (with score)
40. Harmony: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 11, pp. 203-212
41. Finlandia, by Jean Sibelius
42. The Stars and Stripes Forever, by John Philip Sousa
43. The Flat-Foot Floogee, by Slim Gaillard, Slam Steward and Bud Green
44. Photograph of Arturo Toscanini, one of our great directors, conducting a symphony orchestra
45. Photograph of a string quartet
46. Phtograph of a vocal soloist accompanied by orchestra, with audience in foreground
47. Photograph of diners dancing to the accompaniment of an orchestra in a famous New York night club
48. Catalog of instruments, showing constructon, range and how to manipulate
49. Literature: introduction
50. The Essay: Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Vol. 8, pp. 716-717
51. Freud, Goethe, Wagner, by Thomas Mann: New York: Alfred A. Knopf: 1937
52. The Short Story: Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Vol. 20, pp. 580-583
53. Verse: Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Vol. 23, pp. 96-98
54. The Novel: Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Vol. 16, pp. 572-577
55. "Arrowsmith" by Sinclair Lewis: New York: Grosset & Dunlap: 1925
56. "Gone With The Wind" by Margaret Mitchell: New York: Macmillan: 1938
57. "The Theater" by George Jean Nathan: Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Vol. 22, pp. 21-41
58. Best Plays (1936-1937) by Burns Mantle: New York: Dodd, Mead
59. Motion Pictures, by Terry Ramsaye: Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Vol. 15, pp. 854-871
60. Music Hall Program for "You Can't Take It With You", Sept. 1, 1938
61. Radio: Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Vol. 23, pp. 663-668
62. The Story of Radio, by Orrin E. Dunlap, Jr.; New York: Dial Press, 1935
63. A radio studio, National Broadcasting Company, New York City
64. Radio Corporation of America Building, Rockefeller Center, New York
65. Master switchboard of the National Broadcasting Comapny
66. Director of radio dramatic program, National Broadcasting Company
67. Radio broadcasting antenna
68. Radio actors "on the air"
69. Standard Bridge Rules: R.H. Macy & Co., New York, 1938
70. Photo of a bridge tournament: Acme
71. Hoyle's Card Rules: R.H. Macy & Co., New York, 36th Edition, 1938
72. Typical poker scene: Acme
73. Spalding's Rules of Golf - 1938
74. Typical golf match: Acme
75. Spalding's Football Rules - 1938
76. Scene from football game
77. Spalding Baseball Rules - 1938
78. Scene from baseball game

D. How Information Is Disseminated Among Us

79. General Introduction
80. Magazines: Introduction
81. Saturday Evening Post, May 7, 1938
82. Collier's, Sept. 3, 1938
83. Ladies Home Journal, September 1938
84. Woman's Home Companion, September 1938
85. Vogue, September 1, 1938
86. McCall's, September 1938
87. Good Housekeeping, September 1938
88. Adventure, September 1938
89. Love Story, September 3, 1938
90. True Confessions, October 1938
91. Complete Western Book Magazine, September 1938
92. Detective Story Magazine, October 1938
93. Amazing Stories, October 1938
94. Weird Tales, September 1938
95. American Mercury, September 1938
96. Time, February 28, 1938
97. Newsweek, July 25, 1938
98. Reader's Digest, September 1938
99. Harper's Magazine, August 1938
100. The Atlantic Monthly, July 1938
101. Scientific American, September 1938
102. Life, May 23, 1938
103. Look, September 13, 1938
104. Your Life, September 1938
105. Fortune, February 1938
106. New Yorker, September 3, 1938
107. Introduction: A Magazine of the pre-halftone era
108. Leslie's Weekly, several issues
109. Newspapers: Introduction
110. New York Herald Tribune, August 24, 1938
111. New York Times, August 19, 1938
112. New York World-Telegram, August 10, 1938
113. New York Sun, January 8, 1938 (complete final)
114. New York Post, September 6, 1938, Sports Extra
115. New York Journal American, July 14, 1938
116. New York Daily News, August 30, 1938
117. New York Mirror, August 29, 1938
118. Daily Worker, August 30, 1938
119. The Cartoon: Introduction
120. Batchelor's "In the Spring a Young Man's Fancy..."; Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, 1938
121. Talburt's "Land of the Rising or Setting Sun?" New York World-Telegram Syndicate, 1938
122. Kirby's "Laughter for the Gods", New York World-Telegram Syndicate, 1938
123. The "Funny Paper": Introductions
124. Caniff's "Terry & The Pirates"; Link's "Tiny Tim"; and "Dill and Daffy"; Chicago Tribune: New York News Syndicate, June 25, 1938
125. Willard's "Moon Mullins" and Branning's "Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner," Chicago Tribune: New York News Syndicate, June 25, 1938
126. Gray's "Little Orphan Annie" and Gould's "Dick Tracy", Chicago Tribune: New York News Syndicate, June 25, 1938
127. King's "Gasoline Alley" and Edson's "The Gumps" Chicago Trib: NY News Syndicate, June 25, 1938
128. Segar's "Sappo" and "Thimble Theater", King Features, Sunday, Sept. 18, 1938
129. Knerr's "Dinglehoofer & His Dog" and "The Katzenjammer Kids", King Features, Spte. 18, 1938
130. Disney's "Mother Pluto" and "Mickey Mouse", King Features, Sept. 18, 1938
131. DeBeck's "Bunky" and "Barney Google", King Features, Sept. 18, 1938
132. Cady's "Peter Rabbit"; New York Herald Tribune Syndicate, Aug 7, 1938
133. Webster's "Timid Soul"; New York Herald Tribune Syndicate, Sept. 4, 1938
134. Webster's "The Thrill that Comes Once in a Lifetime": N.Y. Herald Tribune Syndicate, Aug. 27, 1938
135. Our Books: Introduction
136. Methods of Printing, by G. Leonard Gold
137. Design and Beauty in Printing, by Frederic W. Goudy: Press of the Wooly Whale March 8, 1934
138. A History of the Printed Book, by Lawrence C. Wroth: New York: Limited Editions Club, 1938
139. Color in Use: International Printing Ink Corp., copyrighted 1935
140. Color as Light: International Printing Ink Corp., copyrighted 1935
141. Color Chemistry: International Printing Ink Corp., copyrighted 1935

E. Book of General Information About Us

142. A Book of general information about us: Introduction
143. The World Almanac for 1938

F. Our Religions and Philosphies

144. Introduction
145. The World's Living Religions, by Robert Ernst Hume: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936
146. A History of Philosophy, by Alfred Weber & Ralph Barton Perry: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925

G. Our Education and Educational Systems

147. Introduction
148. Education: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 7, pp. 964-1005
149. All The Children: 39th Annual Report of the Superintendent of Schools, New York City, School Year 1936-1937

H. Our Sciences and Techniques

150. Introduction
151. Science: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 20, pp. 115-123
152. Scientific Methods: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 20, pp. 127-133
153. The Story of Science, by David Dietz: Dodd, Mead: 1938
154. The Smithsonian Physical Tables: Washington: Smithsonian Institution, Publications 3171, 1934
155. Meteorology: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 15, pp. 343-356
156. Mathematics: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 15, pp. 69-89
157. Portraits of Eminent Mathematicians, by David Eugene Smith: New York: Scripts Mathematica, portfolios 1 and 2
158. Telescopes: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 15, pp. 904-909
159. Microscopes: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 15, pp. 433-443

I. Our Earth, Its Features and Peoples

160. Introduction
161. The World Atlas: New York: Rand McNally
162. Our Races: Introduction
163. The World's Races: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 2, pp. 41-50
164. Explanation of the Fundamental Triangulation net of the United States (with map)
165. Methods of Surveying: Coast & Geodetic Survey booklets, Nos. 502, 529, 562, 583, Spec. No. 23, Dept. of Commerce
166. Geology: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 10, pp. 155-173
167. Exploring Down, by Sherwin F. Kelly, reprint from The Explosives Engineer, Sept.-Oct. 1935
168. The Earth: Chester A. Reeds, New York: The University press, First Trade Edition 1935

J. Our Medicine, Public Health, Dentistry and Pharmacy

169. Introduction
170. Frontiers of Medicine, by Dr. Morris Fishbein: Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, June 1933
171. Men of Medicine: The March of Time, Issue No. 11, Vol. IV.
172. Work of the United States Public Health Service, Reprint 1447
173. Report of the Surgeon General of the United States, June 30, 1937
174. Dentistry: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 7, pp. 222-225
175. 1937 Year Book of Dentistry
176. United States Pharmacopaea
177. X-Ray and Fluoroscopy: catalogues of the Westinghouse X-Ray Company

K. Our Industries

178. Introduction
179. Explanation of Sears, Roebuck catalog
180. Sears, Roebuck catalog No. 177 - Philadelphia - Fall & Winter 1938-39
181. Inventions and Discoveries: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 12, pp. 545-547
182. Some basic inventions of modern times: United States Patent Office
183. Industrial Revolution: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 12, pp. 303-306
184. Industrial Relations: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 12, pp. 293-303
185. Management's Responsibility to the Public: an address by A.W. Robertson, Chairman of the Board of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Sept. 19, 1938 before 7th International Management Congress
186. Law and Good Will in Industrial Relations: an address by W.G. Marshall, vice-President of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., before the Committee of One Hundred, Miami, Fla., March 8, 1938
187. Westinghouse Industrial Realtions: a report for 1937
188. The Electrical Industry: Introduction
189. Electricity: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 8, pp. 182-217
190. Electric Generator: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 8, pp 174-182
191. Electrical Power: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 8, pp. 144-174
192. Electric Motor: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 15, pp. 872-878
193. Electrical Engineering, Fiftieth Anniversary A.I.E.E. 1884-1934, May 1934
194. A Life of George Westinghouse, by Henry G. Prout: New York: Charles Scribner's; 1926
195. Portions of Westinghouse 1939 Catalogue
196. 52nd Annual Report of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Dec. 31, 1937
197. Westinghouse Stockholders' Quarterly for August, 1938
198. Photograph of welding the new office building at the Westinghouse Transformer Works, Sharon, Pa.
199. "Putting in the Throw" on a 7500 kv-a. synchronous condenser at the Westinghouse East Pittsburgh Works
200. Photograph of tightening a "steel spider" at the Westinghouse East Pittsburgh Works
201. Photograph of assembling giant mill motors at the Westinghouse East Pittsburgh Works
202. Photograph of Ignitron tubes in the Westinghouse Research Laboratories
203. Photograph of testing a grid-glow tube in the Westinghouse Research Laboratories.
204. Photograph of a lamp machine in the Westinghouse Lamp Works, Bloomfield, N.J.
205. Photograph of bottom one-third of 800-foot vertical antenna of Westinghouse radio station KDKA, Pittsburgh, Pa.
206. Photograph of a 1938 hostess inspecting complete meal cooking in Westinghouse Automeal Roaster at Merchandise Works, Mansfield, Ohio
207. Agriculture: Introduction
208. Agriculture: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 1, pp. 391-420
209. Agricultural Machinery and Implements: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 1, p. 370-378
210. A Graphic summary of Physical Features and Land Utilization in the United States: Dept. of Agri., Misc. Publication No. 20, May 1937
211. A Graphic Summary of Farm Tenure: Dept. of Agri., Misc. Pub. No. 261, Dec. 1936
212. A Graphic Summary of Farm Taxation: Dept. of Agri., Misc. Pub. No. 262, Feb. 1937
213. A Graphic Summary of the Value of Farm property: Dept. of Agri., Misc. Pub. No. 263, July 1937
214. A Graphic Summary of Farm Machinery, Facilities, Roads and Expenditures: Dept. of Agri., Misc. Pub. No. 264, July 1937
215. A Graphic Summary of Farm Labor and Population: Dept. of Agri., Misc. Pub. No. 265, Nov. 1937
216. A Graphic Summary of the Number, Size, and Type of Farm and Value of Products: Dept. of Agri., Misc. Pub. No. 266, Oct. 1937
217. A Graphic summary of Farm Crops: Dept. of Agri., Misc. pub. No. 267, Mar. 1938
218. Automobiles: Introduction
219. Motor Car: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 15, pp. 880-901
220. Automobile Facts and Figures; Automobile Manufacturers' Association, 1938 editions
221. A Chronicle of the Automotive Industry in America 1892-1936, Eaton Mfg. Co., Cleveland, Ohio
222. Aviation: Introduction
223. Aero Engines: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 1, pp. 237-242
224. Aeronautics: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 1, pp. 242-250
225. Aeroplane: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 1, pp. 250-258
226. Civil Aviation: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 2, pp. 801-812
227. The aircraft Yearbook for 1938: Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, Inc.
228. TWA Timetable, July 1, 1938
229. United Airlines Timetable, July 1, 1938
230. Eastern Air Lines Timetable, August 15, 1938
231. American Airlines Timetable, August 1, 1938
232. Northwest Air Lines Timetable, August 1938
233. Pan American Timetable, July 1, 1938
234. Air France Timetable, Summer 1938, From March 27 to Oct. 1
235. Imperial Airways Timetable, July 1938
236. Swissair Timetable, Summer 1938
237. Swedish Air Lines Timetable, Mar. 27-Oct. 1, 1938
238. Canadian Colonial Airways, July 1, 1938
239. Ships and Shipping: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 20, pp. 505-563
240. Chemical Industry: Introduction
241. The Chemical Elements and Their Discoveries, Fisher Scientific Co., Jan. 1936
242. Chemistry: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 5, pp. 355-410
243. Applied Chemistry: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 5. 410-412
244. A World of Change: an address by Dr. Edward R. Weidlein as President of the American Chemical Society, Rochester meeting, Sept. 9, 1937
245. Industrial Chemistry, by William Thronton Read: New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1933
246. Coal and Coal Mining: Introduction
247. Coal and Coal Mining: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 5, pp. 868-912
248. The Formation and Characteristics of Pennsylvania Anthracite: The Anthracite Institute
249. Communications: Introduction
250. Telegraph: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 21, pp. 880-893
251. Telephone: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 21, pp. 894-904
252. Food Industries: Introduction
253. Food Preservation, Service and Supply: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 9, pp. 457-460
254. Canning: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 4, pp. 748-751
255. The Story of Frosted Foods: Birdseye Company, 1938
256. Nutritive Aspects of Canned Foods: The American Can Company, 1937
257. More About Canned Foods, a pamphlet: American Can Company
258. Representative menus, 1938. (Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer menus furnished by Childs Restaurant)
259. Metals and Mining: Introduction
260. Metals: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 15, pp. 323-325
261. Metallurgy: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 15, pp. 310-323
262. Metallography: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 15, pp. 308-310
263. Iron, Iron and Steel, Iron in Art: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 12, pp. 645-682 incl.
264. Aluminum: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 1, pp. 713-720
265. Copper: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 6, pp. 401-409
266. Metalliferous Mining: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 15, pp. 544-551
267. Petroleum: Introduction
268. Petroleum: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 17, pp. 662-669
269. The Rise of American Oil, by Leonard M. Fanning: New York: Harper & Brother, 1936
270. Railroads: Introduction
271. Railways: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 18, pp. 916-952
272. New York Central Timetable, Form 1001, July 25, 1938
273. Pennsylvania Railroad Timetable, Aug. 28, 1938
274. Baltimore & Ohio Timetable, July 17, 1938 (East and West)
275. Union Pacific Timetable, Revised to June 12, 1938
276. Northern Pacific timetable, Corrected to June 20, 1938, F. 5111
277. Southern Pavific timetable, Aug. 15-Sept. 1938, Form A
278. Sante Fe Timeable, Corrected to August 7, 1938
279. Streamlined Pennsylvania train
280. Textiles: Introduction
281. Textiles and Embroideries: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 22, pp. 1-6
282. Weaving: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 23, pp. 455-466
283. Dyeing: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 7, pp. 789-795
284. Synthetic Dyes: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 7, pp. 796-807
285. Designing Women, by Margaretta Byers with Consuelo Kamholz: New York: Simon & Schuster: 1938
286. Women's Wear Style Sheet, 1938
287. Women's Wear for September 1, 1938
288. Fall Textures in duPont Rayon (swatches included in Capsule as objects) 1938

L. New York World's Fair 1939

289. Introduction
290. Message from Grover Whalen, President of the World's Fair
291. New York, the World's Fair City
292. World's Fair Bulletin A Year from Today
293. World's Fair Bulletin: Participation Issue
294. World's Fair Bulletin for June, 1938
295. List of Officers and Department Heads of the World's Fair

M. The Objects in the Capsule

296. Introduction and List

N. The Men Who Made the Capsule

297. List

O. How We Appear, Talk and Act; and Scenes of Our Day

298. Introduction
299. Technology of Amateur and Professional Motion Pictures: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 15, pp. 867-871
300. Motion Picture Technology: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 15, pp. 854-867
301. Photoelectricity: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 17, pp. 788-793
302. Production and Projection of the Motion Picture, by Terry Ramsaye, Editor, Motion Picture Herald
303. How to Build a Projection Machine: (diagrams and photos)
304. A projection machine.

V. NEWSREEL

Characteristic or significant scenes in sound film, prepared for the time capsule by RKO-Pathe Pictures. Instructions for making a suitable projection machine for use of this film are included in the micro-file.

The newsreel runs about 15 minutes. It comprises the following scenes:

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, speaking at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1938, on occasion of the 75th anniversary of the celebrated battle of the United States Civil War. Veterans of both sides, attending their final reunion, are present.
2. Howard Hughes, celebrated aviator, who made "Around-the-World Flight" as "Air Ambassador" for New York World's Fair 1939, in three days, 19 ¼ hours, July 1938.
   1. Plane flying over New York City's skyscrapers as Hughes sets out on first lap.
   2. Hughes's return at Floyd Bennett Field, New York City, after completing flight.
   3. Hughes's New York reception , showing enthusiastic crowds lining the streets and paper showering down from skyscrapers.
3. Jessey owens, American negro athlete, winning 100 meter dash in 1936 Olympic games.
4. Collegiate football: Harvard-Yale, November 1936 at "Yale Bowl," New Haven, Conn. Yale wins 14-13.
5. Baseball: Big League: All-Star Game at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio. 28,000 spectators: July 1938. nationals defeat Americans 4-1.
6. United States Pacific Fleet setting out for six weeks of manoeuvres, showing battleships in formation off Long Beach, California, in March 1938.
7. Soviets celebrate International Labour Day, May 1938, in Red Square, Moscow, Russia. Two shots of soldiers marching.
8. Greatest demonstration of military prowess in the United States since the World War, at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 1938, showing tanks and other war machines.
9. Bombing of Canton, typical episode in the undeclared war between China and Japan. Canton, China, June 1938.
   1. Pathe cameraman, A.T. Hull, wearing helmet in cockpit of plane, about to take-off to make pictures.
   2. Smoke rising from explosions off in distance
   3. Terror-stricken civilians in street
   4. Red Cross men and women, many of whom are injured while ministering to the victims.
10. Fashion Show at Miami, Florida, April 1938.
    1. General view of luxurious scene in which the audience is seated around a swimming pool, watching models displaying advance summer fashions.
    2. Two girls in long beach coats
    3. Two girls in long beach coats opened to reveal bathing suits, wearing enormous straw hats.
    4. Afternoon dress
    5. Flowered print afternoon dress with large hat.
    6. Another afternoon dress with brilliantly coloured accessories, and large hat.
11. Preview of World's Fair: 1939: May, 1938
    1. Motorcade of nearly 500 vehicles and floats, including the prize-winning Westinghouse float, going up a street in downtown Manhattan between sidewalks lined with crowds, under shower of paper.
    2. Sports float with Babe Ruth, baseball hero.
    3. Motorcade entering partially completed Fair grounds.
    4. Fiorello LaGuardia, Mayor of New York City, and Grover A. Whalen, President of the Fair, in reviewing stand at Fair grounds.
    5. "Theme Float" bearing replica of Trylon and Perisphere.

1964

I. Articles in Common Use

1. A 50-star U.S. Flag: reflecting admission to the Union of Hawaii and Alaska.
2. Bible: new revised edition in modern English provided by the American Bible Society.
3. Credit cards: Diner's Club and American Express.
4. Electronic watch: employing principle of natural vibration to tell time electrically. Provided by Bulova Watch Company.
5. Automatic camera: provided by Polaroid Corporation.
6. Contact lenses: provided by Wesley-Jessen, Chicago.
7. Freeze-dried food: beef meat packed in nitrogen atmosphere by Campbell Soup Company.
8. Plastic wrap: used chiefly in preserving foods.
9. Bikini bathing suit: provided by Jantzen, Inc.
10. Long-playing record: The Beatles rendition of "A Hard Day's Night."
11. Rechargeable flashlight: replaces conventional throw-away cells with type which can be recharged over and over from ordinary electric socket.
12. Ball point pen: provided by Parker Pen Company.
13. Detergent: provided by Lever Brothers.
14. Transistor radio
15. Tranquilizer pills
16. World's Fair Guidebook
17. Electric toothbrush
18. Pack of filter cigarettes

II. Atomic Energy

19. Film badge: measures low level of radiation accumulated over a long period. Provided by the Atomic Energy Commission.
20. Pocket radiation monitor: provides immediate warning of radiation by an audible tone and flashing light. Provided by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
21. Sample of Carbon 14: a standardized radioactive isotope, especially useful in geological dating up to 25,000 years. Provided by Westinghouse.
22. Fermi reactor graphite: from world's first nuclear reactor built under West Stands, Stagg Field, University of Chicago. On December 2, 1942, the first self-sustaining chain reaction proved that man could harness the energy of the atom. Provided by the Atomic Energy Commission.
23. Nautilus film history: world's first atomic-powered submarine. Film strip provided by Westinghouse and U.S. Navy.
24. Calder Hall film: film of Queen Elizabeth II opening the world's first nuclear power station at Calder Hall, England, October 1956, provided by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

III. Scientific Developments

25. Antibiotics: representing a family of drugs that combats many diseases more effectively than any others previously in existence. Provided by Lederle Laboratories, Inc.
26. Synthetic fibers: samples of Orlon, Dacron and Lycra. Provided by E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co.
27. Pyroceram: a partially crystallized glass that has unusual resistance to cracking or breaking due to extreme changes in temperature. Provided by Corning Glass Works.
28. Computer memory unit: an electronic means of storing information in a computer so that it can be quickly recovered at any time. Provided by Univac Division, Sperry Rand Corporation.
29. Plastic heart valve: man-made product that can replace a malfunctioning part of the human body. Provided by Edwards Laboratories, Inc., Santa Ana, Calif.
30. Superconducting wire: a special alloy that shows no electrical resistance at temperatures near absolute zero; made possible super-strength magnets. Provided by Westinghouse.
31. Ruby laser rod: makes possible the amplification of light by millions of times in the form of a coherent beam. Provided by the Linde Company.
32. Normal and irradiated seeds of grain: seeds that have been exposed to varying degrees of radiation which may cause basic changes in the plants' growth. Provided by Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, Long Island, N.Y.
33. "Fresh" seawater: Pacific Ocean water that was converted into pure drinking water at Point Loma, Calif., seawater conversion plant.
34. Permanent magnet: made of particles of ceramic materials which exhibit magnetic properties superior to those found in metals.
35. Birth control pills
36. Molecular blocks which integrate into small solid blocks of material the functions usually performed by an entire assembly of electronic components. Provided by Westinghouse.
37. Sequoia wood sample: material which shows the natural radiation level in the atmosphere over long periods of time. Provided by the Redwood Empire Association, Calif.

IV. Space

38. Re-entry heat shield: a piece from the Mercury Aurora 7 spacecraft flown by Lt. Cmdr. M. Scott Carpenter on his three-orbit flight, May 24, 1962. Provided by National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Manned Space Center, Houston, Texas.
39. Vanguard I parts: solar cell powering a microminiaturized radio transmitter of satellite. Provided by Goddard Space Flight Center.
40. Echo II material: outside "skin" from balloon satellite. Provided by Langley Research Center, NASA.
41. Fuel cells: device which chemically generates electricity without moving parts. Provided by Westinghouse
42. Fibre-reinforced metal: experimental material for space applications requiring extreme strengths and low weights.
43. Tektite: material similar to granite believed to have come from the moon and thought to be between 600,000 and 30,000,000 years old. Provided by Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA.

V. Other

44. 16 mm. microfilm: approximately twelve 200-foot reels of microfilm containing more than 50,000 pages of information, including National Geographic Atlas of the World, World Almanac, United Nations Statistical Yearbook, Statistical Abstract of the United States, National Industrial Conference Board Economic Almanac and numerous other encyclopaedic works.
45. Sounds of our times: tape recording of famous sounds and voices of the past 25 years.

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