21 Photos of What Being a Dad Looked Like in the 1970s

Being a dad in the 1970s looked largely the same as it does now, just with more color, and fewer iPad breaks.

Published 2 months ago in Wow

As gender roles change over time, fatherhood is slightly different year on year. But being a dad in the 1970s looked largely the same as it does now, just with more color, and fewer iPad breaks.

I'm sure many of you have fond memories of your parents in the 1970s, and to honor them, here are 21 pics of '70s fatherhood.

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Sunken Gardens, 1975.

2
A Hawaii Christmas, 1970s.

3
Summer of 1979.
4
A family in 1975.

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Dad and son, 1979.
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Just as embarrassing as today, 1979.
7
Fatherhood in the 1970s.

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“Being an awesome dad in the 1970s.”
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“He had just worked a double as a brand new cop but wanted to spend time with me before heading to bed.”
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In the late 70s.