Comments on: Archivists don’t do time capsules. Here’s why… http://practicalarchivist.com/archivists-dont-do-time-capsules-heres-why/ Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:29:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sally J. http://practicalarchivist.com/archivists-dont-do-time-capsules-heres-why/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Sally J. Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:00:00 +0000 http://practicalarchivist.com/archivists-dont-do-time-capsules-heres-why/#comment-264 Michael, <br/><br/>I really enjoyed your photos. Thanks for sharing them via flickr. <br/><br/>As for time capsules... sometimes they stay water tight, sometimes they don't. The tricky part is that you never know ahead of time which ones will fail. You don't learn that crucial information until it's too late. Michael,

I really enjoyed your photos. Thanks for sharing them via flickr.

As for time capsules… sometimes they stay water tight, sometimes they don’t. The tricky part is that you never know ahead of time which ones will fail. You don’t learn that crucial information until it’s too late.

]]> By: MichaelBates http://practicalarchivist.com/archivists-dont-do-time-capsules-heres-why/comment-page-1/#comment-263 MichaelBates Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:30:00 +0000 http://practicalarchivist.com/archivists-dont-do-time-capsules-heres-why/#comment-263 And if you do store it underground, bury it in an airtight steel boiler, as they did with the actual time capsule, which was buried in the same vault as the car. The time capsule was covered in rust, but the contents were dry and pristine, as you'll see in the later photos in my Buried Car photo set. (Start <a HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/batesline/556993328/in/set-72157600369994474/" REL="nofollow">here</a> and browse forward.) It took a <a HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/batesline/555050809/in/set-72157600369994474/" REL="nofollow">circular saw and a hammer and chisel</a> to open the time capsule.<br/><br/>Thanks for the compliment on the photographs. Decay has a certain photogenic quality, and it should serve as a warning to us all. And if you do store it underground, bury it in an airtight steel boiler, as they did with the actual time capsule, which was buried in the same vault as the car. The time capsule was covered in rust, but the contents were dry and pristine, as you’ll see in the later photos in my Buried Car photo set. (Start here and browse forward.) It took a circular saw and a hammer and chisel to open the time capsule.

Thanks for the compliment on the photographs. Decay has a certain photogenic quality, and it should serve as a warning to us all.

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