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Rediscovering Bits of 1890s
BY SUMATHI REDDY
For more than 100 years, a time capsule sat buried in concrete in the cornerstone of what was then Bellevue Hospital Medical College, unbeknown to the scientists and doctors who toiled above it.
In more recent years, as New York University made plans to demolish and rebuild the building, the capsule’s existence surfaced in an architectural report.
And so a few weeks ago when the empty structure on first Avenue and 26th Street was demolished, the 15-pound box was removed from the concrete and transferred to the care of Dr. Martin Blaser, a bacteriologist who is chairman of the department …
BY SUMATHI REDDY
For more than 100 years, a time capsule sat buried in concrete in the cornerstone of what was then Bellevue Hospital Medical College, unbeknown to the scientists and doctors who toiled above it.
In more recent years, as New York University made plans to demolish and rebuild the building, the capsule’s existence surfaced in an architectural report.
And so a few weeks ago when the empty structure on first Avenue and 26th Street was demolished, the 15-pound box was removed from the concrete and transferred to the care of Dr. Martin Blaser, a bacteriologist who is chairman of the department …