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.
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.
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.
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.
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. "Huffy" label is visible on bike.
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.
Minnesota Twins baseball player Tony Oliva, seated in baseball-glove-shaped chair, holding book to be signed, surrounded by woman and five boys. Visible through the window are part of the Southdale Library parking lot, the Edina water tower, and part of the Southdale shopping center.
Hennepin County commissioners E. F. Robb and Thomas Ticen sign beam to be installed in final stages of construction of Hennepin County Government Center.