30 Photos That Perfectly Capture the Vibe of 1970
Leaving the swinging sixties in the rearview, 1970 veered into a new era. The year marked the beginning of a decade chock-full of political scandals, iconic music, the rise of disco, and some far-out fashion fads. These vintage photos offer a peek into 1970.
1. High School Sweethearts
2. This Kitchen Is Pure Nostalgia
3. Woman After Winning a Drag Race in Her Corvette
4. There’s Always Gotta Be One Kid …
5. In Front of the Twin Towers During Their Construction
6. The Good Ol’ Days … When We Brought Glasses of Milk to Drink in the School Parking Lot
7. Little Girls in the Bronx
8. Duck, Duck, Police Officer
9. The Most Unamused Family at the Amusement Park
10. Build Your Own Playground
11. Arguing Over Barbies
12. Sadie Hawkins Dance Had a Costume Theme That Year
13. Japanese Airlines First Class
14. Midsummer in Stockholm
15. Boy Scout Swagger
16. Those Sideburns, Though
17. LAX, a Far Cry From What It Is Today
18. The Most ’70s Mom and Daughter
19. Vacation Vibes
20. ‘Paint Me Like One of Your French Girls’
21. Saundra Brown, the First Black Woman on the Oakland Police Force, Learning How To Shoot a Shotgun
22. Group of Friends Hanging Out, Dressed to the Nines
23. Pele Being Flashy as Can Be
24. Canadian Tuxedos in the Canadian Rockies
25. Dad Has a LOOK
26. Effortlessly Cool Led Zeppelin
27. Finding Love at a Fleetwood Mac Concert
28. United Airlines Stewardesses Had the Best Posture
29. ZZ Top Playing at Prom at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School in Orange, Texas
30. Flying Economy Class (Look at All That Space!)
More from the 1970s:
- 17 Retro Ads That Show What Was Cool in the 1970s — Take a look at these vintage ads from the ’70s that not only promoted everyday items, but also mirrored societal trends and aesthetics of the time.
- 17 Bold Cars From the 1970s That Turned Heads — Whether it was a sleek European coupe or an all-American muscle car, these vehicles had an undeniable presence.
- 32 Throwback Photos From the Early 1970s — Join us for a walk down memory lane as we revisit these vintage photos that capture a world in flux.