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Life in the 1970s was politically turbulent — and we consoled ourselves with colorful clothes, the wonders of nature, and a dash of sci-fi fantasy.

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1 of 58A couple in Paris, 1972.reddit 2 of 58Skateboarding the Viper Bowl in Hollywood, 1976.reddit 3 of 58Boys playing ball in the street, circa 1970.reddit 4 of 58Taken in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, 1973. reddit 5 of 58Burger King in the 70s.reddit 6 of 58Boy looking at a Grease LP, 1979.reddit 7 of 58Berkeley, 1971. the 1970z/tumblr 8 of 58Big screen TV in 1979.danismm/tumblr 9 of 58Woman rides bike in style. reddit 10 of 58The face of “no regrets”. reddit 11 of 581970’s transportation.il-porco-fascista/tumblr 12 of 58A woman in her kitchen, 1975.reddit 13 of 58Kids in Brooklyn, 1977.reddit 14 of 58At a Detroit carnival, 1973. reddit 15 of 58Phone time at the dorm, 1970.reddit 16 of 58Cheesy 70s parents.reddit 17 of 58Students in Medford, Mass., 1973.reddit 18 of 58Disco dancing, circa 1978. David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images 19 of 581970s “Amazing Grace” surfboard car.reddit 20 of 58Punk fashion designers pose on Staple Street in Tribeca, N.Y, 1977. Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images 21 of 58A warning sign to drug dealers, users, and gang members — calling for federal and city intervention to help clean up Harlem, N.Y., circa 1970. Leo Vals/Hulton Archive/Getty Images 22 of 58High school students in 1973.mhc-asc/tumblr 23 of 58Inside an RV, 1977.slide of the times/tumblr 24 of 58McDonald’s menu in the 1970s.reddit 25 of 58Socializing at the disco, 1972.Henry Groskinsky/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images 26 of 58Parenting skill level: 1978. reddit 27 of 58On a Harlem fire escape, 1978.reddit 28 of 58Who could forget those sweet, homemade outfits, 1972.reddit 29 of 58A small business that started in 1975. retronewsnow/twitter 30 of 58A Mr. Softee ice cream truck somewhere in anytown, USA.reddit 31 of 58Decorating a Christmas tree in the early 1970s.David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images 32 of 58Working on the van, 1975.reddit 33 of 58Jammed gas lines were the norm during the fuel shortage of the late 70s.Bill Pierce/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images 34 of 58Hitchhiker with his dog “Tripper” where Route 66 crosses the Colorado River, May 1972. reddit 35 of 581976 arcade games.reddit 36 of 58Skating an empty pool, 1976.Hugh Holland 37 of 581970s San Francisco.reddit 38 of 58A woman at a 1974 reproductive rights march in Pittsburgh, Pa. Barbara Freeman/Getty Images 39 of 581970.David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images 40 of 581974.tumblr 41 of 581974.reddit 42 of 58The Star Wars Premiere at Mann’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, 1977. iMaculate/Flickr

43 of 581970s.reddit 44 of 58Modeling ’70s street style.Andre Carrara/Condé Nast via Getty Images 45 of 58A couple relaxes next to a comatose man, 1978.
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When it comes to the 1970s, many Americans are quick to think of Vietnam and Watergate. But this is with good reason, as any given newspaper in the early ’70s was likely to have some daily reminder of these crises. From Pong to punk; the seeds of modern-day pop-culture were planted, as these vintage ’70s pictures highlight.

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54 of 581975.reddit 55 of 58The Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, 1975.reddit 56 of 581974.dtxmcclain/tumblr 57 of 58Early 1970s.reddit 58 of 58Like this gallery?Share it:

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1 of 58A couple in Paris, 1972.reddit

2 of 58Skateboarding the Viper Bowl in Hollywood, 1976.reddit

3 of 58Boys playing ball in the street, circa 1970.reddit

4 of 58Taken in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, 1973. reddit

5 of 58Burger King in the 70s.reddit

6 of 58Boy looking at a Grease LP, 1979.reddit

7 of 58Berkeley, 1971. the 1970z/tumblr

8 of 58Big screen TV in 1979.danismm/tumblr

9 of 58Woman rides bike in style. reddit

10 of 58The face of “no regrets”. reddit

11 of 581970’s transportation.il-porco-fascista/tumblr

12 of 58A woman in her kitchen, 1975.reddit

13 of 58Kids in Brooklyn, 1977.reddit

14 of 58At a Detroit carnival, 1973. reddit

15 of 58Phone time at the dorm, 1970.reddit

16 of 58Cheesy 70s parents.reddit

17 of 58Students in Medford, Mass., 1973.reddit

18 of 58Disco dancing, circa 1978. David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images

19 of 581970s “Amazing Grace” surfboard car.reddit

20 of 58Punk fashion designers pose on Staple Street in Tribeca, N.Y, 1977. Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images

21 of 58A warning sign to drug dealers, users, and gang members — calling for federal and city intervention to help clean up Harlem, N.Y., circa 1970. Leo Vals/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

22 of 58High school students in 1973.mhc-asc/tumblr

23 of 58Inside an RV, 1977.slide of the times/tumblr

24 of 58McDonald’s menu in the 1970s.reddit

25 of 58Socializing at the disco, 1972.Henry Groskinsky/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images

26 of 58Parenting skill level: 1978. reddit

27 of 58On a Harlem fire escape, 1978.reddit

28 of 58Who could forget those sweet, homemade outfits, 1972.reddit

29 of 58A small business that started in 1975. retronewsnow/twitter

30 of 58A Mr. Softee ice cream truck somewhere in anytown, USA.reddit

31 of 58Decorating a Christmas tree in the early 1970s.David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images

32 of 58Working on the van, 1975.reddit

33 of 58Jammed gas lines were the norm during the fuel shortage of the late 70s.Bill Pierce/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images

34 of 58Hitchhiker with his dog “Tripper” where Route 66 crosses the Colorado River, May 1972. reddit

35 of 581976 arcade games.reddit

36 of 58Skating an empty pool, 1976.Hugh Holland

37 of 581970s San Francisco.reddit

38 of 58A woman at a 1974 reproductive rights march in Pittsburgh, Pa. Barbara Freeman/Getty Images

39 of 581970.David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images

40 of 581974.tumblr

41 of 581974.reddit

42 of 58The Star Wars Premiere at Mann’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, 1977. iMaculate/Flickr

43 of 581970s.reddit

44 of 58Modeling ’70s street style.Andre Carrara/Condé Nast via Getty Images

45 of 58A couple relaxes next to a comatose man, 1978.
Getty Images/Sonia Moskowitz

46 of 58New York subway, 1970.reddit

47 of 58Early 70s.reddit

48 of 58New Hampshire, 1972. reddit

49 of 58Gwen Jenkins, fashion assistant, 1971. Mike Reinhardt/Condé Nast via Getty Images

50 of 581975.reddit

51 of 58Wearing tie-dye shirts, 1970. Doreen Spooner/Mirrorpix/Getty Images

52 of 58Taking a break from Venice Beach roller skating, 1979. Waring Abbott/Getty Images

53 of 58Diana Seijo and singer/actor Clifton Davis decorating a Christmas tree, 1972. Mike Reinhardt/Condé Nast via Getty Images

54 of 581975.reddit

55 of 58The Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, 1975.reddit

56 of 581974.dtxmcclain/tumblr

57 of 58Early 1970s.reddit

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70s Pictures And Fashion Trends

Perhaps it was the availability of cheap fabrics and the focus on individuality, but as Vogue declared: “There are no rules in the fashion game now”.

As the hippie look of the ’60s faded, androgynous fashion took root. Clothing for both men and women became popular, both sexes wore bellbottom pants and platform shoes. The casual staple that is a T-shirt came into popularity, too, which is apparent in these ’70s pictures.

The divorce rate more than doubled in the decade leading up to the ’80s as women stretched their independence and took to the workforce.

Women consequently donned pantsuits. Men’s fashion ranged from hippie leftovers to tracksuits to leisure suits. Tweed sports jackets were a business casual staple. Styles came in every color of the rainbow in homage to the neon days of the ’60s past.

The Current Events

As these photos from the 1970s will show, Americans set their sights on protecting the planet too.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formed in this decade as well, and Senate passed The Clean Air Act Extension of 1970.

Civil and human rights remained at the forefront of people’s minds. Vietnam began to deescalate in 1973, people continued to protest for women’s rights and gay rights. Roe v. Wade passed through the courts, making abortion legal. President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 to avoid impeachment for his involvement in Watergate.

As soon as Gerald Ford declared, “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over”, serial killers Ted Bundy and Son of Sam people scared of their own shadows.

’70s pictures like Star Wars premiered in 1977, it cheered people up a bit. That is until Jim Jones ordered what we now refer to as the Jonestown massacre, killing 918 members of his so-called utopia in 1978. Then the second wave of the energy crisis hit, and Islamic radicals took over 50 Americans hostage in November 1979.

The music industry also weathered several blows in the ’70s. The Beatles called it quits in the early part of the decade. The 27 Club indoctrinated the lives of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison. We also lost Elvis — among many other icons.

The Technological Revolution

Both Microsoft and Apple got their humble beginnings in the 1970s. The idea of having a computer in one’s home went from a weird idea to complete fruition by the end of the decade. The transistors and integrated circuits of the ’60s ushered in the less bulky and more powerful electronics of the ’70s — products too that made these ’70s pictures possible.

With home computers, there came more video games. Dedicated game consoles like Atari brought Pong from the arcades into our homes, along with Space Invaders and Asteroid.

Listening to music mainly meant throwing a vinyl record on the turntable, or an 8-track in the player. However, compact cassette tapes were steadily improving in quality throughout the early ’70s. The decade closed with the invention of the Sony Walkman for cassettes in 1979, making music more portable than ever before.

After this look at pictures from the 1970s, check out this photographic evidence that your parents were cooler than you. Then, immerse yourself in the hedonistic decadence that was Studio 54 in its heyday.

Life in the 1970s was politically turbulent — and we consoled ourselves with colorful clothes, the wonders of nature, and a dash of sci-fi fantasy.#

70s Pictures And Fashion Trends#

The Current Events#

The Technological Revolution#

Life in the 1970s was politically turbulent — and we consoled ourselves with colorful clothes, the wonders of nature, and a dash of sci-fi fantasy.

70s Pictures And Fashion Trends

The Current Events

The Technological Revolution