Workmen laying the cornerstone, construction of the McKim Building

Stevens, Edward F. (Edward Fletcher), 1860-1946 · November 28, 1888

Recesses visible in bottom of cornerstone hold two copper boxes containing a time capsule that was removed during the restoration of the McKim Building in the 1990s. Photo No. 32 by Edward Stevens, Clerk of Works. Inscription on verso reads, "Photograph taken of corner-stone, Boston Public Library, showing the two copper boxes, November 28 1888. This photograph taken by Edward F. Stevens, Clerk of the Works."