it s. all right there was no picture of abraham lincoln in his coffin. even more puzzling, along with the 1887 almanac was a book that appeared to be published in 1889, two years after the time capsule was apparently sealed. the original time capsule was supposed to be put in there closer to 1887. and so 1889, obviously, we will have questions and that s where the hitchhstorians des moines h. in terms of the condition of the items inside, most of them were pretty wet. now they plan to freeze them so they can stop them from getting moldy or deteriorating further. the big question is is this the right time capsule or is there possibly another time capsule out there because the newspapers clippings from 1887 say there should ve been 60 items inside and there were only five. there certainly was not that picture of abraham lincoln, so now we ll have to rely on these historians to figure out what is
details. reporter: it wasn t easy, but conservators in richmond, virginia, drilled their way into this time capsule that s more than 100 years old. we are going to cut one side of the box where we can see i probably won t hit anything to release some of this pressure. reporter: it was discovered monday beneath the base of the robert e. lee statue months after this historic moment. the 134-year-old time capsule is made of copper. according to the newspaper from 1887, is supposed to contain 60 items. this x-ray taken after its discovery offered the first images. items inside were said to include a battle flag, compass, 12 copper coins, confederate buttons, even a picture of former president lincoln lying in his coffin. only one photo of the casket still exists and the conditions
coins, even a picture of former president lincoln lying in his coffin. but it turns out this capsule was made of lead, heavily corroded, and partly covered in mortar. the box itself is an artifact, so they had to take care to preserve that too. using tongue depressors and a tool that vibrancy and has a hard metal tip that is much more easily controlled. it s good for getting the mortar separated from the lead. reporter: finally, late this afternoon, the time capsule was unlocked. [ cheers and applause ] inside, three books, a cloth envelope, and single coin. i saw one book that s an almanac from 1875. there was another book, i saw the word love on it and the author, berg win. i ll have the historians take a look at that and figure out why
as described in the richmond dispatch back in 1887. the list of articles in the copper box was said to include dozens of items, including a battle flag, compass, 12 copper coins, even a picture of former president lincoln lying in his coffin. but it turns out this capsule was made of lead, heavily corroded, and partly covered in mortar. the box itself is an artifact, so they had to take care to preserve that, too, using tiny spatulas, tongue depressors and a very controlled tool that vibrates and has a hard metal tip that is much more easily controlled. it s good for getting the mortar separated from the lead. reporter: finally, the time capsule was unlocked. [ applause ] inside, three books, a cloth envelope, and a single coin. i saw one book that s an almanac from 1875.
symbols and flax, all of these remembrances are white visions. those are renewals of white supremacy. and in my mind, keeping that confederate battle flag in the top left corner of mississippi state flag, it s a way to keep that narrative alive, and it s threatening, because if we lose it, what happens to our memory? atwhat happens to our memy whistle. [a vulture squawks.] oh boy. only pay for what you need. liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty only pay for what you need. i don t just play someone brainy on tv - i m an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance?