Whether by growing hair, ditching suits, or demonstrating against the Vietnam War, people in the 1970s took social protest into their own hands.
Whether by growing hair, ditching suits, or demonstrating against the Vietnam War, people in the 1970s took social protest into their own hands.
The decade of self-expression began, and everyone gladly accepted the change.
Here are 20 photos of what life looked like in 1970.
1
Michelle Pfeiffer
With her red mustang, 1970.
2
Daytona Beach
A Chevy Monte Carlo, and a family, 1970.
3
On the Beach
A woman in 1970.
4
On the Phone
A TWA Stewardess in 1970.
5
Muhammad Ali
“Dining at my family’s home in 1970.”
6
“My Mom Circa 1970”
“In what is referred to in my family as the ‘scandalous gold outfit.’”
7
Messing With Lobsters
Jamaica, 1970.
8
“My Grandparents”
“The night they met, 1970.”
9
Stopped On the Side of the Road
A man in 1970.
10
“My Dad and His Boat”
A big car in 1970.
11
Bobbie Gentry
"He Made A Woman Out Of Me,” on The Ed Sullivan Show, December 27, 1970.
12
Resting in a Hammock
On vacation in 1970.
13
Hans Zimmer
And his Moog Modular Synthesizer, 1970.
14
Olivia Newton-John
A photo from 1970.
15
Friends Hanging Out
New York City, 1970.
16
On the Chopper
Girls in 1970.
17
The World Trade Center
Under construction, 1970.
18
A Mother and Son
Funny faces in 1970.
19
Jimi Hendrix
Drinking tea the day before he died, 1970.
20
A Class Photo in 1970
Featuring a 12-year-old Michael Jackson, 2nd from the left on the bottom.
