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Maple Leaf Gardens Time Capsule

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    Recovered during renovations at the Maple Leaf Gardens in the fall of 2011, the contents of a time capsule buried in the building in 1931 were put on display for the public for the first time.

    A small copper box which was filled with mementos and sealed at Maple Leaf Gardens on Sept. 21, 1931, sits empty after during a press conference in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
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    Adam Kahan, VP of University Advancement for Ryerson University, examines the small copper box, which was hidden in the old Maple Leaf Gardens building on Sept. 21, 1931, in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
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    A small flag from 1931, which was found in a time capsule at Maple Leaf Gardens, is seen in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. A variety of objects were sealed in a time capsule in 1931 and discovered in the Maple Leaf Gardens building during renovations in the fall of 2011.
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    A copy of a non-cumulative preferred stock in Maple Leaf Gardens Limited from 1931 is seen in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, after it was found in a time capsule at Maple Leaf Gardens.
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    The Mail and Empire and Toronto Daily Star newspapers from Monday Sept. 21, 1931, as part of a time capsule unearthed at Maple Leaf Gardens, are seen in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
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    A copy of the Toronto Municipal Handbook from 1931, which was in a time capsule and hidden in the Maple Leaf Gardens building on Sept. 21, 1931, is seen during a press conference in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
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    Gardens' capsule holds mysterious ivory elephant

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    The name Conn Smythe is seen on documents detailing the architectural plans of the Maple Leaf Gardens building, which was placed inside a time capsule at the Maple Leaf Gardens building on Sept. 21, 1931, is seen in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Smythe, owner of the Maple Leafs, built the Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931.
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    Gardens' capsule holds mysterious ivory elephant

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    A small ivory elephant, placed inside a time capsule and hidden in the Maple Leaf Gardens building on Sept. 21, 1931, is seen in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The meaning of the elephant is unknown.
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    Gardens' capsule holds mysterious ivory elephant

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    The Evening Telegraph newspaper, from Monday Sept. 21, 1931 which was found in a time capsule at Maple Leaf Gardens, is seen in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
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    A copy of the official Ontario Hockey Association rule book from 1931 which was in a time capsule found in the old Maple Leaf Gardens building is seen in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
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    A copy of the official Canadian Amateur Hockey Association rules from 1931, pictured in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, is one of a number of items found inside a time capsule hidden in the old Maple Leaf Gardens building on Sept. 21, 1931.
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    An envelope which contained documents detailing the architectural plans of the Maple Leaf Gardens, which was placed inside a time capsule and hidden in the building on Sept. 21, 1931, is seen in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
    THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit
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    Gardens' capsule holds mysterious ivory elephant

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    A copy of the official National Hockey League rule book from 1931, which was in a time capsule and hidden in the old Maple Leaf Gardens building on Sept. 21, 1931, is seen in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
    THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit
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    Gardens' capsule holds mysterious ivory elephant

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    The name M.B Campbell and the address of 124 Lindsay Ave in Toronto are seen on the inside lid of a small copper box, a time capsule which was filled with mementos and sealed at Maple Leaf Gardens on Sept. 21, 1931. The contents of the time capsule was made public in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
    THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit
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    Gardens' capsule holds mysterious ivory elephant

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    The son of Conn Smythe, Dr. Hugh Smythe, poses with members of the Smythe family as he holds up a small copper box which was filled with mementos and sealed at Maple Leaf Gardens on Sept. 21, 1931. The contents of the 1931 time capsule were made public in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
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