Aerial view of downtown Minneapolis from the roof of the Hennepin County Government Center facing north. Minneapolis City Hall, also known as the Municipal Building and Courthouse, is center.
Audience listening to county commissioners conduct board meeting. Facing, left to right: Commissioner Thomas L. Olson, Commissioner Richard O. Hanson, Commissioner Tom Ticen, Board Secretary Mary Ellen Hudson, Commissioner John Derus, Commissioner E. F. Robb, Jr.
Interior of the Brooklyn Center branch of the Hennepin County Library system, looking out from behind librarians' counter. Two library staff members are assisting three women at the counter.
Two men in military uniform attach a bicentennial flag to a flagpole on the Hennepin County Government Center's north plaza. Part of the Municipal Building, also known as Minneapolis City Hall or the Old Courthouse, is visible in the background.
A group of children and teens climbs a staircase to the second level of the Hennepin County Library system's Southdale Library, while other customers check out items at a counter.
Children reading books in library children's area. A table contains books and a small terrarium. One child is seated in a chair shaped like a baseball glove. Outside the second-story west-facing window, a parking lot and several Edina business buildings are visible.
Large crowd on south plaza of Hennepin County Government Center waits for political rally with Geraldine Ferraro, first female major-party candidate for vice president.
Ed Ault seated at keyboard controlling chimes in the old courthouse, also known as Minneapolis City Hall and the Municipal Building. The building's commemorative plaque listing original commission members and building information is behind him.
Hennepin County commissioners and board secretary at desk in boardroom of Hennepin County Government Center. Left to right: Commissioner Thomas L. Olson, Commissioner Richard O. Hanson, Commissioner Tom Ticen, Board Secretary Mary Ellen Hudson, Commissioner John Derus, Commissioner E. F. Robb, Jr.
Geraldine Ferraro, first female major-party candidate for vice president, speaks at a political rally on the south plaza of the Hennepin County Government Center. On her jacket is a political button promoting Minnesota Secretary of State Joan Growe, who is partially visible behind her.
Geraldine Ferraro, first female major-party candidate for vice president, speaks at a political rally on the south plaza of the Hennepin County Government Center.
Vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro speaks from podium outside the Hennepin County Government Center, applauded by Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Andrew, left; Lieutenant Governor Marlene Johnson, second from left; Hennepin County Commissioner John Derus, right of Ferraro.
Geraldine Ferraro, first female major-party candidate for vice president, speaks at a political rally on the south plaza of the Hennepin County Government Center. Behind her are Minnesota Secretary of State Joan Growe, left, and Hennepin County Commissioner John Derus, right.
Sheriff Donald J. Omodt and Commissioner Tom Olson riding in convertible in parade. Uniformed Minneapolis Police K9 officers with dogs are walking behind. Building at side of street has a sign for ""Tallmadge Hotel.""
Sheriff Donald J. Omodt and Commissioner Tom Olson riding in convertible in parade, followed by uniformed Minneapolis Police K9 officers with dogs, motorcycle and squad cars. Signs at side of street indicate future home of Orchestra Hall; Modern Center, Inc.; Select Design, Inc.; Minnesota Gallery, and Ruben's Master Tailors.
Aerial view of construction of the Hennepin County Government Center looking southwest. The Municipal Building, also known as Minneapolis City Hall, is in the foreground.
Construction of the Hennepin County Government Center looking from the southwest corner. The Municipal Building, also known as Minneapolis City Hall, partially visible at left.
Construction of the Hennepin County Government Center looking southwest from near the intersection of 4th Avenue South and 5th Street South in downtown Minneapolis. The Foshay Tower, IDS Center and First National Bank Building are visible in the background.
Construction of the Hennepin County Government Center looking southwest from near the intersection of 4th Avenue South and 5th Street South in downtown Minneapolis. The Foshay Tower, IDS Center and First National Bank Building are visible in the background.
Construction of the Hennepin County Government Center looking south from the Municipal Building, also known as Minneapolis City Hall. The Foshay Tower is visible at right.
Construction of the Hennepin County Government Center looking northwest from near the intersection of 4th Avenue South and 7th Street South in downtown Minneapolis. The Municipal Building, also known as Minneapolis City Hall, and the Northwestern Bell Telephone Building are visible in the background.
Construction of the Hennepin County Government Center looking northeast. The Municipal Building, also known as Minneapolis City Hall, is visible to the left.
Construction of the Hennepin County Government Center looking northeast. The Municipal Building, also known as Minneapolis City Hall, is visible to the left.
The Hennepin County Treasurer and staff posed on the steps of the Municipal Building, also called the Hennepin County Courthouse and Minneapolis City Hall.
Head-and-shoulders view of former vice president Hubert Humphrey speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Hennepin County Government Center.
Interior of the Brooklyn Center branch of the Hennepin County Library system. Two Library staff members are seated behind a counter. Several people are looking at various shelves and racks of materials.
Minnesota Secretary of State Joan Growe and vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro wave from the steps of the Hennepin County Government Center. Applauding supporters include Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Spartz (far right), St. Paul Mayor George Latimer (far left), Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Marlene Johnson (second from left), and Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Andrew (third from left).
Women typing at keypunch machines, seated at rows of desks in the basement of the Main Welfare Building, on the corner of 4th Avenue South and 5th Street South in Minneapolis.
Three women typing at keypunch machines using punch cards in the basement of the Main Welfare Building, on the corner of 4th Avenue South and 5th Street South in Minneapolis.
Man adjusts dial on IBM System 360 Model 30 computer in the basement of the Main Welfare Building, on the corner of 4th Avenue South and 5th Street South in Minneapolis.
Man works with reel-to-reel magnetic tape in the basement of the Main Welfare Building, on the corner of 4th Avenue South and 5th Street South in Minneapolis.
Man holds reel of magnetic tape with computer equipment in the basement of the Main Welfare Building, on the corner of 4th Avenue South and 5th Street South in Minneapolis.
Two men work with computer equipment in the basement of the Main Welfare Building, on the corner of 4th Avenue South and 5th Street South in Minneapolis.
In the Minnetonka branch of the Hennepin County Library system, two library staff members stand behind a counter. Behind them, a third staff member is visible through a doorway to a back room, stacking books on a cart.
Exterior of Morningside Community Library, 3903 Sunnyside Avenue in Edina, with display of books showing in front window. Library was open at this location from 1937 to 1976. Next door is the Westgate Theatre.
Newton Minow, member of the Public Broadcasting System Board of Governors and former chair of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks from podium.
Newton Minow, member of the Public Broadcasting System Board of Governors and former chair of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks from podium. Three men and two women are seated behind him. Cassette tape recorder on floor next to podium.
Newton Minow, member of the Public Broadcasting System Board of Governors and former chair of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks from podium. Three men and two women are seated behind him. Cassette tape recorder on floor next to podium.
Interior of the Brooklyn Center branch of the Hennepin County Library system. Three people are reading at study tables. A wood-burning stove and rack of magazines are visible.
Hennepin County commissioners Thomas L. Olson and Richard O. Hanson pose with time capsule on the north balcony of the Hennepin County Government Center. The Municipal Building, also known as Minneapolis City Hall and the Old Courthouse, is in the background.
Program on the north balcony of the Hennepin County Government Center showing items to go into the Government Center time capsule. The item being shown is a design for a U. S. bicentennial quarter created by Seth G. Huntington of Minneapolis. The design eventually was used for the bicentennial half dollar. Right, in sunglasses: Hennepin County Public Affairs Director Ted Farrington. Behind microphone: Hennepin County Commissioner Tom Olson. Next to Olson, in white suit: Hennepin County Commissioner Thomas Ticen. Far left: Hennepin County Commissioner Richard O. Hanson.
While Hennepin County Commissioner Tom Olson speaks before a crowd on the north balcony of Hennepin County Government Center, Hennepin County Public Affairs Director Ted Farrington prepares to add a copy of the book "Good Neighbor to the Northwest 1924 - 1974," a history of WCCO radio, to a time capsule box.
On the north plaza of the Hennepin County Government Center, three men in Revolutionary War military uniforms stand with flags. Two men in modern uniforms stand behind them. They are watched by a small group of people in the background. The event symbolized Hennepin County's certification as a bicentennial community.
The Hennepin County Probation Office staff posed on the steps of the Municipal Building, also called the Hennepin County Courthouse and Minneapolis City Hall. Front row, left to right: Mrs. Emma Addison, Stenographer; Bjarney Wasmuth, Clerk of Juvenile Court; Cedric M. Lindholm, Adult Probation Officer; William Addison, Adult Probation Officer; Max C. Meltzer, Juvenile Probation Officer; Howard R. Hush, Chief Probation Officer; Judge Paul W. Guilford; Mrs. Marie C. Nehls, Juvenile Probation Officer; Mrs. Jennie F. McCann, Juvenile Probation Officer; Miss Maude A. Sackett, Investigator, Mother's Allowance for Children; Miss Adelaide Johns, Juvenile Probation Officer; Miss Estelle Giles, Juvenile Probation Officer. Back row, left to right: Miss Millicent Roskilly, Investigator, Mother's Allowance for Children; Miss Laura Haugen, Investigator, Mother's Allowance for Children; Mrs. Victoria Janda, Investigator, Mother's Allowance for Children; Miss Hazel Ballard, Medical Inspector and Nurse; Jacob Ettel, Bailiff; Edward J. Davenport, Assistance Chief Probation Officer; Miss Lillian J. Peaseley, Juvenile Probation Officer; Miss Esther I. Sund, Juvenile Probation Officer; Miss Grace M. Hagen, Stenographer; Miss Smith, Stenographer; Mrs. Marie Bond, Investigator, Mother's Allowance for Children.
Interior of the Brooklyn Center branch of the Hennepin County Library system. A woman is reading a publication seated at a row of chairs near a table holding newspapers. A second woman is reading at a table near a window and a third is looking at items in a bin near bookshelves. A wood-burning stove and study tables are visible in the background.
The Hennepin County Registrar of Deeds and staff posed on the steps of the Municipal Building, also called the Hennepin County Courthouse and Minneapolis City Hall. Front row, left to right: Kenneth F. Futscher, Benjamin Allison, Tina Josewitch, J. H. Bliss, D. G. Gorham, A. W. Skog, Mollie Quirk, G. M. Leffholm, J. J. Hynan, L. H. Hand, Hazel Rogers, Earl Nielson. Second row, left to right: R. E. Peterson, Anna Knutson, Lydia Paul, Nina Miller, Ella Huyck, Mary Petrik, Muriel Joy, Ruby Palmstrom, Florence Barr, Ruth Goldberg, Jessie Falk, Sarah Kaplan, Viola DeMers, Fannie Clarkson, Esther Ricksham, J. J. Bliss, Claire Keeler, Elizabeth Nixon, G. B. Collom, W. E. Meservey. Third row, left to right: Lula White, Cecelia Hansing, Elizabeth Ingersoll, Eileen O'Connor, Marguerite Montgomery, Esther Schultz, Florence Comfort, Carrie B. Maunsell, Jennie Hammond, Catherine Urban, Mary McNeill, Margaret Brown, Sue Daniels, Alvilda Warley. Back row, left to right: Margaret Hazlett, Ethel Uthe, Viola Bergquist, Hylda Mann, Bernice Reynolds, Myra Stover.
At the Hennepin County Library's Southdale branch, three customers are assisted by two library employees at a counter labeled "returns" and "library cards."
Dignitaries cut a ribbon in a ceremony opening the Hennepin County Government Center. Left to right: Commissioner Dave Lindgren; Commissioner E. F. Robb, Jr. (partially obscured); Commissioner Tom Ticen; Commissioner Thomas L. Olson; Commissioner Richard O. Hanson; Chief District Judge Douglas K. Amdahl.
Exterior of Hennepin County Library system's Robbinsdale Library. The library opened in 1925 and closed in 1978. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Three men in hard hats guide the placement of a granite slab enclosing a time capsule in the wall of the north balcony of the Hennepin County Government Center.
Two men in hard hats complete the installation of a granite slab enclosing a time capsule in the wall of the north balcony of the Hennepin County Government Center. A plaque commemorating the capsule is installed on top of the wall.
Exterior of Hennepin County Library system's St. Anthony Library, in the St. Anthony Shopping Center, showing front and side of building with book racks visible in window and telephone booth next to building.
Exterior of Hennepin County Library system's St. Anthony Library, in the St. Anthony Shopping Center, showing front and of building with book racks visible in window and telephone booth next to building.
Hennepin County commissioners E. F. Robb and Thomas Ticen sign beam to be installed in final stages of construction of Hennepin County Government Center.