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These items will be preserved in the Madison Sesquicentennial Time Capsule
at the Overture Center until the year 2056, Madison's Bicentennial.

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Cell Phone
Submitted By: Barb Meyer
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Communications is am important aspect in our society. Cellular telephones began around 1973 and have become essential to most families. This is a basic cell phone used in the year 2004. A cell phone was submitted so when the Time Capsule is opened in 50 years you can see how technology has changed. Be sure to check the voice messages that have been left for you in the year 2056!