Aerial view of downtown Minneapolis from the roof of the Hennepin County Government Center facing south. I-35W freeway is near top left; Curtis Hotel near center; Minneapolis Auditorium near top right.
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.
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.
Line of young men in hallway of Minneapolis City Hall, also known as Municipal Building and the Old Courthouse. Signs for "Court Room Judge Winton" and "Veterans Service Officer" are visible on wall.
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 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.
Hennepin County Sheriff's Deputy Jack Hacking, holding rifle, talks to helicopter pilot Bud Philips, seated in Sheriff's Department helicopter, with squad car in background.
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 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.
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.
Hennepin County Sheriff's deputy on bicycle with radio microphone in hand and Motorola radio on back of bike, next to squad car with houses in background.