Speaker of the House Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, photographs a time capsule Tuesday inside the State House dome in Augusta.

Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, takes a photo of the Blaine House from scaffolding around the State House dome on Tuesday in Augusta.

Legislative leaders Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, Rep. Ken Fredette, R-Newport, House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, and Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, pose for a photo Tuesday on scaffolding around the State House dome in Augusta.

This time capsule, containing a gavel, letters, newspapers, books, a video recording and other items, was placed inside the State House dome on Tuesday in Augusta.

Rep. Ken Fredette, R-Newport, puts a copy of a newspaper into a time capsule on the scaffolding around the State House dome on Tuesday in Augusta.

Coppersmith Victor Wright, owner of the Heritage Co., the contractor that replaced copper on the State House dome, crimps a time capsule shut on the scaffolding around the dome Tuesday in Augusta.