66 Pictures That Capture The Spirit Of The 1960S

Between the incense and the bell-bottom pants, the drugs and the flowers in their hair, the youth of the 1960s had a vision for the world — and you’ll be surprised to see just how little has changed.

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1 of 67A corner store in 1960.reddit 2 of 67The Beatles come to Seattle, Aug. 21, 1964. Getty Images 3 of 67Some light reading on a Plymouth in New York, Circa 1962.Ernst Haas / Contributor / Getty Images 4 of 67Two girls in a car, September 1968.shewasabird.blogspot.com 5 of 67Two happy golden girls by a motorcycle, late 1960s.vintag.es 6 of 67Women getting big hair styles in vintage salon.flashback.com 7 of 67Sicily region, Italy, in the town of Palermo in 1963.vintag.es.com 8 of 67Kids enjoy Halloween in costume on a living room couch.vintag.es.com 9 of 67The Abilene, Texas track club, 1967.reddit 10 of 67At the Venice Beach, California Rock Festival, 1968.reddit 11 of 67A spooky Halloween candid, 1960s California.flashback.com 12 of 67Couple on a date, 1960.reddit 13 of 67Colorful outfits on flight attendants, 1965. sixtiescraze/tumblr 14 of 67At the Altamont Speedway Free Festival in Livermore, California, 1969. Robert Altman/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 15 of 67The Apple store of its time: an eye-catching display at a fancy New York typewriter shop. reddit 16 of 67Goofing off with grandpa looked a little different circa 1967, maybe.flashback.com 17 of 67A couple gets cozy at a 60s “make out party”.flashback.com 18 of 67Before child car seats — or seat belts — were the law. 19 of 67Lovers visit the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, 1960. 20 of 67A milk vending machine in Britain, 1960.reddit 21 of 67A couple holds their newborn babies up for their grandparents to see from the other side of the Berlin Wall, 1961.reddit 22 of 67Civil Rights demonstrators during the March on Washington, 1963. Paul Schutzer/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images 23 of 67A boy entertains himself in his room, 1964.reddit 24 of 67A painted model at the International opening of the Paradise Hotel and Casino, in the Bahamas, 1968. Bill Eppridge/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images 25 of 67Corona del Mar High School students in extremely colorful Pucci tights, California, 1969. Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images 26 of 67A meter maid in Chicago, 1966.reddit 27 of 67A gathering of largely-coiffed women in the 1960s.reddit 28 of 67An early 1960s Civil Rights march.reddit 29 of 67A young wedding, circa 1968.flashback.com 30 of 67Drinking Japanese Coca-Cola in strange glasses, 1966. s-h-o-w-a/tumblr 31 of 67Halloween in the 1960s.tumblr 32 of 67A woman enjoys a cigarette at her kitchen table.vintag.es.com 33 of 67A high school teacher in Denver, Colorado, 1969. Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images 34 of 67Quality control at EMI Records, 1965.reddit 35 of 67Seattle, 1967.reddit 36 of 67Cars lining Malibu Beach in the 1960s.reddit 37 of 67A family visits a fallout shelter, 1961.reddit 38 of 67A street vendor in Haight Ashbury, San Francisco, California in 1967.reddit 39 of 67A Beatles fan in 1968. Kent Kanouse/Flickr 40 of 67A street view of NYC in 1960.reddit 41 of 67Fans take a lod off near the ‘Free Stage’ at Woodstock, 1969. Ralph Ackerman/Getty Images 42 of 67A girl jumping rope in the street, 1961.reddit 43 of 67Dorm life in 1967.reddit 44 of 67A Beverly Hills, California high school student in October 1969. Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images 45 of 67Captured in Harlem, New York, 1963.reddit 46 of 67Ice cream in London, 1967.reddit 47 of 67Kids at an Illinois drive-in, 1960.reddit 48 of 67Fun with a fire hydrant in Harlem, 1963. 49 of 67Students dressed in colorful clothes (except for one in all white) in Beverly Hills, California, 1969. Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images 50 of 67Barefoot biking in the late 60s.reddit 51 of 67At a London pub, 1967. 52 of 67What a pre-PowerPoint presentation looked like at NASA in 1961.reddit 53 of 67A 1960s bathroom selfie. tumblr 54 of 67Southern California high school students, 1969. Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images 55 of 67A soldier in Vietnam reads Playboy, 1967.reddit 56 of 67The Sea Breeze Sandwich bar in 1964. reddit 57 of 67Austin Texas, 1963.reddit 58 of 67Street fashions turned heads. 1960sgirl/tumblr 59 of 67An obligatory pre-prom photo … from 1961. reddit 60 of 67Russian 1960s power plant control room.reddit 61 of 67Student in Newport Beach, California, 1969. Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images 62 of 67Tomorrowland at Disney, 1966.reddit 63 of 67Route 66 along Albuquerque, 1969.reddit 64 of 67Any suburb in the USA during 1964.reddit 65 of 67Small business owners protest the building of the World Trade Center, July 13, 1962.reddit 66 of 67A summer stroll in New York, 1969. reddit 67 of 67Like this gallery?Share it:

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Freedom, peace, and love were the keywords of the 1960s. Whether they pertained to the shackles of war, human rights, or simply to individuality, we may consider now the styles in these vintage 60s photos to be outdated, but the ideals are still as strong as ever.

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1 of 67A corner store in 1960.reddit

2 of 67The Beatles come to Seattle, Aug. 21, 1964. Getty Images

3 of 67Some light reading on a Plymouth in New York, Circa 1962.Ernst Haas / Contributor / Getty Images

4 of 67Two girls in a car, September 1968.shewasabird.blogspot.com

5 of 67Two happy golden girls by a motorcycle, late 1960s.vintag.es

6 of 67Women getting big hair styles in vintage salon.flashback.com

7 of 67Sicily region, Italy, in the town of Palermo in 1963.vintag.es.com

8 of 67Kids enjoy Halloween in costume on a living room couch.vintag.es.com

9 of 67The Abilene, Texas track club, 1967.reddit

10 of 67At the Venice Beach, California Rock Festival, 1968.reddit

11 of 67A spooky Halloween candid, 1960s California.flashback.com

12 of 67Couple on a date, 1960.reddit

13 of 67Colorful outfits on flight attendants, 1965. sixtiescraze/tumblr

14 of 67At the Altamont Speedway Free Festival in Livermore, California, 1969. Robert Altman/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

15 of 67The Apple store of its time: an eye-catching display at a fancy New York typewriter shop. reddit

16 of 67Goofing off with grandpa looked a little different circa 1967, maybe.flashback.com

17 of 67A couple gets cozy at a 60s “make out party”.flashback.com

18 of 67Before child car seats — or seat belts — were the law.

19 of 67Lovers visit the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, 1960.

20 of 67A milk vending machine in Britain, 1960.reddit

21 of 67A couple holds their newborn babies up for their grandparents to see from the other side of the Berlin Wall, 1961.reddit

22 of 67Civil Rights demonstrators during the March on Washington, 1963. Paul Schutzer/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

23 of 67A boy entertains himself in his room, 1964.reddit

24 of 67A painted model at the International opening of the Paradise Hotel and Casino, in the Bahamas, 1968. Bill Eppridge/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

25 of 67Corona del Mar High School students in extremely colorful Pucci tights, California, 1969. Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

26 of 67A meter maid in Chicago, 1966.reddit

27 of 67A gathering of largely-coiffed women in the 1960s.reddit

28 of 67An early 1960s Civil Rights march.reddit

29 of 67A young wedding, circa 1968.flashback.com

30 of 67Drinking Japanese Coca-Cola in strange glasses, 1966. s-h-o-w-a/tumblr

31 of 67Halloween in the 1960s.tumblr

32 of 67A woman enjoys a cigarette at her kitchen table.vintag.es.com

33 of 67A high school teacher in Denver, Colorado, 1969. Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

34 of 67Quality control at EMI Records, 1965.reddit

35 of 67Seattle, 1967.reddit

36 of 67Cars lining Malibu Beach in the 1960s.reddit

37 of 67A family visits a fallout shelter, 1961.reddit

38 of 67A street vendor in Haight Ashbury, San Francisco, California in 1967.reddit

39 of 67A Beatles fan in 1968. Kent Kanouse/Flickr

40 of 67A street view of NYC in 1960.reddit

41 of 67Fans take a lod off near the ‘Free Stage’ at Woodstock, 1969. Ralph Ackerman/Getty Images

42 of 67A girl jumping rope in the street, 1961.reddit

43 of 67Dorm life in 1967.reddit

44 of 67A Beverly Hills, California high school student in October 1969. Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

45 of 67Captured in Harlem, New York, 1963.reddit

46 of 67Ice cream in London, 1967.reddit

47 of 67Kids at an Illinois drive-in, 1960.reddit

48 of 67Fun with a fire hydrant in Harlem, 1963.

49 of 67Students dressed in colorful clothes (except for one in all white) in Beverly Hills, California, 1969. Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

50 of 67Barefoot biking in the late 60s.reddit

51 of 67At a London pub, 1967.

52 of 67What a pre-PowerPoint presentation looked like at NASA in 1961.reddit

53 of 67A 1960s bathroom selfie. tumblr

54 of 67Southern California high school students, 1969. Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

55 of 67A soldier in Vietnam reads Playboy, 1967.reddit

56 of 67The Sea Breeze Sandwich bar in 1964. reddit

57 of 67Austin Texas, 1963.reddit

58 of 67Street fashions turned heads. 1960sgirl/tumblr

59 of 67An obligatory pre-prom photo … from 1961. reddit

60 of 67Russian 1960s power plant control room.reddit

61 of 67Student in Newport Beach, California, 1969. Arthur Schatz/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

62 of 67Tomorrowland at Disney, 1966.reddit

63 of 67Route 66 along Albuquerque, 1969.reddit

64 of 67Any suburb in the USA during 1964.reddit

65 of 67Small business owners protest the building of the World Trade Center, July 13, 1962.reddit

66 of 67A summer stroll in New York, 1969. reddit

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We seem to equate the fierce idealism of the decade to the young counterculture of students and hippies. However, it also seemed like everyone was striving to make America better — they just couldn’t agree on what “better” meant. Sound familiar?

The Style

From Jacqueline Kennedy’s elegant refinement to the anti-fashion of the hippie set, the decade encapsulated it all. Middle-aged women donned pencil skirts and low heels, the young women wore miniskirts and colorful tights. There were flower children with their sheer bohemian dresses and fringe. The men ranged from a dapper Don Draper-type to Jimi Hendrix. Anything went, as long as your individuality was front and center.

Everything was more pronounced in the mainstream fashion world in the mid to late 60s than they seemed to be before. Hair and collars got bigger and the fabrics became bolder. Garrish pop art was all the rage and cheap costume jewelry came in every color of the rainbow. Shoes ranged from vinyl knee-high heeled boots to ratty Birkenstocks.

Lifestyles saw drastic changes, too. The strict gender roles of the 50s were out as was monogamy. Women’s rights got a huge boost, and with it, the sexual revolution was underway. Free love was the new rule and your passions were not something to repress but to embrace.

The Politics

While many of the progressives’ initiatives on equality worked themselves into the mainstream, some people still defended older, regressive ideas. Though peace and harmony dominated the airwaves and appeared on protest signs, this decade also bred the leftist terrorism of the Weathermen.

President Kennedy called on Americans to explore this new frontier of freedom and change. Together, he said, we would fight “tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.”

Kennedy’s assassination didn’t dull the fires of change. Lyndon Johnson carried on the torch Kennedy lit. He helped lift people out of poverty and gave them health care. Getting a college education was not out of reach. It was easy for the revolutionaries to stay motivated with so many successes.

The counterculture of the 1960s became the stereotype of an entire generation — and its style is still replicated. The music is timeless; the slogans still evoke a sense of truth and freedom. Woodstock will forever be the highlight that comes to mind for many.

Next, check out these cool vintage photos of your parents being cooler than you. Then read about the tragic ends of members of the 27 Club.

Between the incense and the bell-bottom pants, the drugs and the flowers in their hair, the youth of the 1960s had a vision for the world — and you’ll be surprised to see just how little has changed.#

The Style#

The Politics#

Between the incense and the bell-bottom pants, the drugs and the flowers in their hair, the youth of the 1960s had a vision for the world — and you’ll be surprised to see just how little has changed.

The Style

The Politics