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What is contained in the time capsule buried at the site of the New York World's Fair in 1940?

The contents fall into five categories:

1. Small items of common use—Eyeglasses, nail file, safety pin, etc.
2. Textiles and materials—Cloth, iron, aluminum, leather, paper, coal.
3. Miscellaneous items—U.S. money, seeds, books.
4. An essay in microfilm—Books, pictures, and speeches that give a description of the world in 1940.
5. Newsreel—Characteristic or significant scenes of 1940 in sound film.

Source: Smithsonian Institution. Annual Report 1939, pp. 533-54.

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