Utah officials remove time capsule from Capitol pillar; contents to be displayed Friday

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
After over 100 years, the Utah Capitol has revealed one of its secrets when a time capsule encased in the granite below a front column on April 4th 1914, was pulled out by crews on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Soon the metal box will be opened as part of a ceremony.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
After over 100 years and many drilled granite cores, the Utah Capitol has revealed one of its secrets when a time capsule encased in the granite below a front column on April 4th 1914, was pulled out by crews on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Soon the metal box will be opened as part of a ceremony.

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Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune After over 100 years, the Utah Capitol has revealed one of its secrets when a time capsule encased in the granite below a front column on April 4th 1914, was pulled out by crews on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Soon the metal box will be opened as part of a ceremony. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune After over 100 years, the Utah Capitol has revealed one of its secrets when a time capsule encased in the granite below a front column on April 4th 1914, was pulled out by crews on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Soon the metal box will be opened as part of a ceremony. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune After over 100 years, the Utah Capitol has revealed one of its secrets, when a time capsule encased in the granite below a front column on April 4th 1914, was pulled out by crews on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Soon the metal box will be opened as part of a ceremony. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune After over 100 years, the Utah Capitol has revealed one of its secrets when a time capsule encased in the granite below a front column on April 4th 1914, was pulled out by crews on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Soon the metal box will be opened as part of a ceremony. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune After over 100 years, the Utah Capitol has revealed one of its secrets when a time capsule encased in the granite below a front column on April 4th 1914, was pulled out by crews on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Soon the metal box will be opened as part of a ceremony. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune After over 100 years, the Utah Capitol has revealed one of its secrets when a time capsule encased in the granite below a front column on April 4th 1914, ia pulled out by Rep. Brad Dee, R-Washington Terrace, center, and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox alongside crews on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Soon the metal box will be opened as part of a ceremony. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune After over 100 years, the Utah Capitol has revealed one of its secrets when a time capsule encased in the granite below a front column on April 4th 1914, ia pulled out by Rep. Brad Dee, R-Washington Terrace, center, and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox alongside crews on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Soon the metal box will be opened as part of a ceremony. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune After over 100 years and many drilled granite cores, the Utah Capitol has revealed one of its secrets when a time capsule encased in the granite below a front column on April 4th 1914, was pulled out by crews on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Soon the metal box will be opened as part of a ceremony.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· September 28, 2016 5:29 pm

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Officials gathered Wednesday to retrieve a time capsule from inside a pillar at the Utah Capitol. The time capsule was placed in the spot on April 4, 1914, during a ceremony presided over by Utah Gov. William Spry. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Joseph F. Smith and Salt Lake City Mayor Samuel Park spoke to a crowd of about 2,000 people during the 1914 event. The time capsule is expected to be opened during a Friday afternoon ceremony.