Handwritten note with dad, Skokie Public Library Solar Eclipse Party Time Capsule, August 21, 2017

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Title

Handwritten note with dad, Skokie Public Library Solar Eclipse Party Time Capsule, August 21, 2017

Description

Handwritten note on 4 x 6 index card in pencil for the Skokie Public Library Solar Eclipse Party Time Capsule. Just after noon on Monday, August 21, 2017, the Skokie, Illinois community joined others across the United States in viewing the astronomical event of the year: the solar eclipse. The library provided 300 free, safe viewing glasses for participants—a number dwarfed by the 1,123 people who ultimately participated. Participants were invited to write notes for watchers of the next solar eclipse to take place in the continental United States on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Transcript of card: “Here with my Dad who is 78 years young. Hopefully for the partial he will still be here and be able to see it!”

Date

8/21/2017

Rights

Rights Holder

Unidentified

Extent

4 x 6 inches

Format

Medium

cards (information artifacts)

Source

From the collection of the Skokie Public Library, Skokie, IL

Provenance

Skokie Public Library

Spatial Coverage

Skokie--Illinois--United States

Is Part Of

Skokie Public Library Solar Eclipse Party Time Capsule

Relation

Solar Eclipse Party Exhibit