That time capsule was unearthed in 1974 during a renovation of the granite facade and after the Minneapolis Fed had moved to a new building. Inside the sealed copper box were items that reflected the origins and early history of the Federal Reserve System and the Ninth Federal Reserve District. As the government's fiscal agent, the Federal Reserve played a key role in financing the war, and the time capsule contained newsletters, posters and other memorabilia that were part of this national effort to sell savings bonds and stamps. Also included were local newspapers and regional banking magazines with articles on prohibition, coal strikes, April snowstorms, wheat surpluses and bank fraud. Although that process was not repeated with the 1973 move to the present location, bank staff recently assembled materials for the new Federal Reserve building's time capsule.
Items reflect current operations and employee life at the bank.
Photos and information related to construction of the new building, as well as current bank and local news publications, were also included.