20 Cool Photos That Perfectly Exemplify the '70s

Carly Tennes Published 04/24/2024 in wow

Ahh, the 1970s. An era defined by discos, heading to the theater to watch the premiere of Star Wars, shaggy carpets and even shaggier hair. But when the people of that bygone era weren't busy playing with their pet rocks or ironing their tube socks, they got into a whole lot more fun stuff — more specifically, taking some seriously stunning photographs.

From Cher and Elton John enjoying what appears to be a night on the town to six-year-old Michelle Obama hanging outside of a white house decades before moving into the White House, here are 20 wild photos that exemplify the groovy spirit of the 1970s.

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2. “McDonald's Menu from 1979... Look at those Prices!”
3. “Jay Leno and David Letterman in 1979.”
4. “Parents marching for equality to support their LGBT kids in NYC 1975.”
5. “Gerald Ford doing push ups in the White House, 1975.”
6. “Arnold Schwarzenegger with Sally Field on the set of Stay Hungry, 1975.”
7. “100,000 Iranian Women March Against The Hijab Law, Tehran, 1979.”
8. “London in 1975! (Photo by David Granick).”
9. “Cher and Sir Elton John, 1975.”
10. “Dolly Parton, 1973.”
11. “Bill and Hillary Clinton when they first meet as university students, 1973.”
12. “Newly completed World Trade Center in 1973.”
13. “In 1973, the last United States combat troops left South Vietnam.”
14. “Whitechapel, London, 1973. Photo by David Hoffman.”
15. “1970’s cash register.”
16. “6 year old Michelle Obama, 1970.”
17. “New York City In 1970.”
18. “John McCain meets President Nixon in 1973 after returning from Vietnam.”
19. “Simon and Garfunkel (1970).”
20. “A teacher teaches the physics of surfing, 1970.”

1.
2. “McDonald's Menu from 1979... Look at those Prices!”
3. “Jay Leno and David Letterman in 1979.”
4. “Parents marching for equality to support their LGBT kids in NYC 1975.”
5. “Gerald Ford doing push ups in the White House, 1975.”
6. “Arnold Schwarzenegger with Sally Field on the set of Stay Hungry, 1975.”
7. “100,000 Iranian Women March Against The Hijab Law, Tehran, 1979.”
8. “London in 1975! (Photo by David Granick).”
9. “Cher and Sir Elton John, 1975.”
10. “Dolly Parton, 1973.”
11. “Bill and Hillary Clinton when they first meet as university students, 1973.”
12. “Newly completed World Trade Center in 1973.”
13. “In 1973, the last United States combat troops left South Vietnam.”
14. “Whitechapel, London, 1973. Photo by David Hoffman.”
15. “1970’s cash register.”
16. “6 year old Michelle Obama, 1970.”
17. “New York City In 1970.”
18. “John McCain meets President Nixon in 1973 after returning from Vietnam.”
19. “Simon and Garfunkel (1970).”
20. “A teacher teaches the physics of surfing, 1970.”