Kicker: 1975 treasure trove

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LINDSAY MAST, HOST: In Nebraska last week, a massive treasure hunt 50 years in the making. Ann Johnson found her little toy dog. Audio from KLKN-TV.

ANN JOHNSON: My grandfather, Harold Davisson, had me wrap this up, put it in a bag, and he wrote on the outside, "This was dropped in by Ann Johnson when I was uh probably four.

What she dropped it into was a huge underground space created by Davisson in 1975: The world’s largest time capsule, big enough to also hold a yellow Chevy Vega, a motorcycle, a leisure suit, pet rocks and some 5,000 other relics.

Tammy Lincoln says her family took part in adding to the capsule when she was just 10. She recalled what Davisson told her about why he did it.

TAMMY LINCOLN: He did not want to tell his children and grandchildren what it was like in 1975. He wanted to build a time capsule so he could show them instead.

Also in the capsule, personal letters and recordings, now working their way back to their owners and owner’s families, 50 years later.

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