Running shoes, flash drives, fireworks, notes to the future. These and many other items form a collective memory of the Class of 2016, which will be marked with a shiny bronze plaque. In a sealed metal box, measuring less than a cubic foot, graduating seniors will lay to rest memories, aspirations and, in a few cases, letters to themselves.
A time capsule, buried beneath the commemorative marker near the west gate of the Main Quad, will be the resting place for items that students contributed during the Senior Toast last week.
The Class Plaque and time capsule are Stanford traditions that date back to 1892. University Photographer Linda Cicero captured a glimpse of the items, which were collected by the Alumni Association, before their burial today.
Photographs by L.A. Cicero
![Jeff Probst bobble head doll](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0025/124756/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Stuffed animal bull with a note attached](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0026/124757/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Yellow rubber duckie with contact information for "BRIDGE peer counseling center"](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0027/124758/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Wood cutout, painted blue, spelling the word "Dream"](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0028/124759/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Teddy bear wearing a 2016 cap and gown](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0020/124760/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Dried flowers with a note attached: "The earth laughs in flowers – Ralph Waldo Emerson"](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0021/124761/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Signed Rose Bowl mini football](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0023/124745/varieties/600w.jpeg)
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![A can of spam](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0022/124762/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Bottle of dasatinib medicine for CML](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0023/124763/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Minion toy from Disney's "The Minions" movie.](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0024/124764/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Three die stacked on each other](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0025/124765/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Green running shoes](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0026/124766/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Gymnastics grips with "Frowein, Class of 2016" written in marker](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0027/124767/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Water Bottle from Kevin's Bikes](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0028/124768/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Mason jar filled with mementoes](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0029/124769/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Plastic bloody severed foot](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0021/124770/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![White electronic circuit board](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0022/124771/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Green piggy with "You better be rich by now!!" written on it with a green marker](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0023/124772/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![A purple circuit board with a Stanford "S" stamped on it](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0024/124773/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Bag of unpopped microwave popcorn](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0025/124774/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Teal felt circle with "SHE ++" written on it in white](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0026/124775/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Flash drives including one with "Stanford Business" logo](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0025/124783/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Mannequin arm with signatures](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0029/124787/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Ping pong ball with "This is what we came for" written on it](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0030/124788/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Fireworks](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0031/124789/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![An ornate journal with a shimmery peacock pattern of golds, reds, blues and greens on the cover](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0023/124790/varieties/600w.jpg)
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![Dream Catcher with a closed note attached](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0024/124755/varieties/600w.jpeg)
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![Several buttons with slogans, "Ask me about... Stanford in New York" "Who's teaching us?", "Ask me about Leland Scholars Program", "Tri Delta",](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0023/124754/varieties/600w.jpeg)
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![Band hat with signatures, a pin, and a button attached to it.](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0022/124753/varieties/600w.jpeg)
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![Stanford athletics swim cap featuring the red "S" and student athlete signatures](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0021/124752/varieties/600w.jpeg)
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![Red hat with "Farmars Only Dot Com" printed on it](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0020/124751/varieties/600w.jpeg)
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![White t-shirt with a unicorn illustration and signatures](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0019/124750/varieties/600w.jpeg)
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![Note card with a pink monkey sticker sealing it](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0027/124749/varieties/600w.jpeg)
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![Envelope with "No matter how hard we worked, one rule was held sacred..." written on it in marker](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0026/124748/varieties/600w.jpeg)
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![A photo featuring several students making funny faces and wearing various ocean animal felt hats](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0025/124747/varieties/600w.jpeg)
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![Signed "Coachella" V.R. headset](https://news.stanford.edu/__data/assets/image/0024/124746/varieties/600w.jpeg)
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