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Date: | Tue, 26 Oct 1999 11:11:00 -0700 |
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In working on the architectural inventory and evaluation of Hamilton Army Airfield in Novato, California (built in the early 1930s), I came across an obscure document describing how a number of "time capsule" type items (photographs, cigars, champagne, military insignia) were buried beneath the front entrance of the headquarters building. Whatever ceremony was involved in burying these materials seemed to be in dedication to the building, the Army base, and the Army unit, and was much more of a "cornerstone" ceremony than a ritual to ward off witches or demons. Although Ron May's discoveries certainly don't typify time capsule artifacts, it may be that placing boots and/or hats in barracks chimneys has some obscure meaning among historic military ranks.
Leslie R. Fryman
Jones & Stokes Associates
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