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Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule Workers recovered a copper box believed to be the 1887 time capsule that was put under Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue's pedestal Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Richmond, Va. Here, the hole in the northeast corner of the foundation where the box was found. Crews found what appeared to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said. (Eva Russo/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule Workers recover a box believed to be the 1887 time capsule that was put under Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's statue pedestal in Richmond, Va., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. Crews wrapping up the removal Monday of the giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Lee found what appeared to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said. (Eva Russo/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule Michael Spence, construction superintendent with Team Henry Enterprises, moves a box believed to be the 1887 time capsule that was put under Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue's pedestal and recovered on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Richmond, Va. (Eva Russo/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule Katherine Ridgway, state archaeological conservator, prepares to wrap and remove a box believed to be the 1887 time capsule that was put under Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue's pedestal Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Richmond, Va. In back, Everett Mercer, 10, son of Governor Ralph Northam's chief staff Clark Mercer, stands by to help. Crews wrapping up the removal Monday of the giant pedestal that once held a statue of Gen. Lee found what appeared to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said. (Eva Russo/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule Sue Donovan, left, and Kate Ridgeway, right, dig into the artifacts inside a copper box time capsule recovered from the base of a Robert E. Lee monument, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at the Virginia Department of Historical Resources lab in Richmond, Va. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule Conservators work on a box believed to be a time capsule left in the pedestal at the former site of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Tuesday’s opening of the aged copper box appeared to mark the end of a long search for the elusive 1887 time capsule. (Sarah Rankin/AP Photo)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule A Minie ball, a type of bullet, was one of the artifacts inside a copper box time capsule recovered from the base of a Robert E. Lee monument, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at the Virginia Department of Historical Resources lab in Richmond, Va. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule A block of wood with a bullet imbedded was one of the artifacts inside a copper box time capsule recovered from the base of a Robert E. Lee monument, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at the Virginia Department of Historical Resources lab in Richmond, Va. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule Sue Donovan pulls a book from the artifacts inside a copper box time capsule recovered from the base of a Robert E. Lee monument, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at the Virginia Department of Historical Resources lab in Richmond, Va. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule Gretchen Guidess holds up a ribbon with the likeness of Robert E. Lee, which was one of the artifacts inside the copper box time capsule recovered from the base of the Robert E. Lee monument, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at the Virginia Department of Historical Resources lab in Richmond, Va. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule A Richmond City Directory was one of the artifacts inside a copper box time capsule recovered from the base of a Robert E. Lee monument, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at the Virginia Department of Historical Resources lab in Richmond, Va. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule Kate Ridgeway holds a pamphlet titled "The Immigrant's Friend" one of the artifacts inside a copper box time capsule recovered from the base of a Robert E. Lee monument, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at the Virginia Department of Historical Resources lab in Richmond, Va. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule Cameras surround Sue Donovan, left, and Kate Ridgeway, right, as they dig into the artifacts inside a copper box time capsule time capsule recovered from the base of a Robert E. Lee monument, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at the Virginia Department of Historical Resources lab in Richmond, Va. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Conservation experts recover coins, buttons from Lee statue time capsule Virginia state conservators work on a box believed to be a time capsule left in the pedestal at the former site of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Conservation experts in Virginia’s capital Tuesday pulled buttons, coins, documents and other artifacts from the time capsule found in the remnants of the pedestal. (Sarah Rankin/AP Photo)
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