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CAPSULE-MEMORIAL [1 record]

Record 1 2018-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • Anecdotal History
DEF

A container holding historical records or objects representative of current culture that is deposited for preservation until discovery by some future age.

OBS

time capsule: term used in the context of the Blueprint 2020 vision of the Government of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Histoire anecdotique
DEF

Coffret [...] où l'on dépose divers objets [...] afin de donner aux siècles futurs un témoignage de la civilisation actuelle.

CONT

Le 9 août 1926 fut posée la pierre angulaire, intégrée dans la pile à l'angle des rues Notre-Dame et Saint-Antoine, face à l'endroit surnommé «Au Pied du Courant». Cette pierre contient une capsule témoin avec 59 objets témoignant de l'année du début de la construction du pont.

OBS

capsule témoin : terme utilisé dans le contexte de la vision pour Objectif 2020 du gouvernement du Canada.

Spanish

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