22 Photos of What Nature Looked Like In The 1970s

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 01/28/2025 in wow

Back in the 1970s, the world had a different relationship with nature. On one hand, we didn't have the environmental protection laws, or initiatives that we have now. On the other hand, we had yet to touch as much of the Earth with our dirty paws.

Nature in the 1970s meant picturesque landscapes, backed by the ugliest skyline you've ever seen. Here are 22 photos of what that looked like.

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1. Man Feeding a Polar Bear
Russia, late 1970s.
2. Redwood Tree
And some very '70s looking tourists.
3. Lava Waterfall
From the Mauna Ulu eruption, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 1970s.
4. Eartha Kitt
Hanging out with cheetahs at a safari park in the 1970s.
5. Young Folks
Messing Around Cedar Woods Texas, 1973.
6. Tsavo East National Park in Kenya
One of the largest elephant herds ever observed, 1976.
7. A Lada Advertisement
USSR, 1970s.
8. Reno Sparks
Looking South, 1977.
9. RV
And a view.
10. Mountaineering
Man in the 1970s.
11. Nevada
A road and the wilderness, 1977.
12. Future Site of Cerritos Auto Square
Dairy land in California, 1970s.
13. Wheat Field
At site of future Battery Park City in New York. 1970s.
14. A Group of Hippies
Recovering bags of marijuana from the frozen Lower Merced Pass Lake in Yosemite National Park, which fell from a crashed smuggler's plane. January 1977.
15. Edmonton, Canada
Much greener in 1973.
16. Victoria Falls
The border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, 1970s.
17. Lemmon Valley
A town hidden in the hills, 1977.
18. Road Trip
Family photo in the Tetons, 1970s.
19. Plateau d'Albion
A French Nuclear Warhead being escorted to its launch silo. 1970s.
20. Riding Dolphins
Florida Marina Park, 1970s.
21. The South West
Gorgeous.
22. Hidden Valley
House and hills, 1977.

1. Man Feeding a Polar Bear
Russia, late 1970s.
2. Redwood Tree
And some very '70s looking tourists.
3. Lava Waterfall
From the Mauna Ulu eruption, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 1970s.
4. Eartha Kitt
Hanging out with cheetahs at a safari park in the 1970s.
5. Young Folks
Messing Around Cedar Woods Texas, 1973.
6. Tsavo East National Park in Kenya
One of the largest elephant herds ever observed, 1976.
7. A Lada Advertisement
USSR, 1970s.
8. Reno Sparks
Looking South, 1977.
9. RV
And a view.
10. Mountaineering
Man in the 1970s.
11. Nevada
A road and the wilderness, 1977.
12. Future Site of Cerritos Auto Square
Dairy land in California, 1970s.
13. Wheat Field
At site of future Battery Park City in New York. 1970s.
14. A Group of Hippies
Recovering bags of marijuana from the frozen Lower Merced Pass Lake in Yosemite National Park, which fell from a crashed smuggler's plane. January 1977.
15. Edmonton, Canada
Much greener in 1973.
16. Victoria Falls
The border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, 1970s.
17. Lemmon Valley
A town hidden in the hills, 1977.
18. Road Trip
Family photo in the Tetons, 1970s.
19. Plateau d'Albion
A French Nuclear Warhead being escorted to its launch silo. 1970s.
20. Riding Dolphins
Florida Marina Park, 1970s.
21. The South West
Gorgeous.
22. Hidden Valley
House and hills, 1977.