20 Photos of What Cracking Open a Cool One Looked Like in the 1970s
Daniel Bonfiglio
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03/21/2025
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Drinking is its most fun when you're carefree and devoid of responsibility. For many people, the 1970s were the most carefree decade they'd ever have, and so for those folks, the 1970s were the golden age of drinking.
Here are 20 photos of what cracking open a cold one looked like during the 1970s.
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1. Bruce Lee
Having a beer in the Dominican Republic. 1971. -
2. “Me at About Four Years Old”
“I’m told the can was empty.” -
3. Making a Run
Picking up beers in 1975. -
4. “My Dad and His Buddies”
“Drinking some beer in the ‘70s.” -
5. Kris Kristofferson
Pouring himself a beer for breakfast, 1970s. -
6. “My Grandparents
“And their beeramid after vacation in MN.” 1970. -
7. “My Great Uncle Claude”
“Serving beer at his bar, The Ludway.” 1977. -
8. Sharing Some Beers
Couples in the 1970s. -
9. “Me in 1973”
“With my dad and a beer.” -
10. “Just One More”
A case in the ‘70s. -
11. A Young Lad
And a Budweiser. 1978. -
12. Draft Beer Saleswoman
The USSR in the 1970s. -
13. Vietnam War Soldiers
Drinking in Vietnam -
14. Continued
Drinking in Vietnam -
15. A Soldier
Cracking one open in Vietnam. -
16. Drive-Thru Beer Barn
Biloxi, Mississippi, late ‘70s. -
17. First Taste of Beer
A kid in 1977. -
18. A Commercial
A dude with beer in 1975. -
19. 48 Beers
And a unicycle. -
20. Slamming a Beer
And holding a fish. Wisconsin, 1970.
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Having a beer in the Dominican Republic. 1971.
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