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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And some very '70s looking tourists.
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From the Mauna Ulu eruption, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 1970s.
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Hanging out with cheetahs at a safari park in the 1970s.
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Messing Around Cedar Woods Texas, 1973.
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One of the largest elephant herds ever observed, 1976.
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A road and the wilderness, 1977.
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Dairy land in California, 1970s.
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At site of future Battery Park City in New York. 1970s.
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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.
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The border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, 1970s.
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A town hidden in the hills, 1977.
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Family photo in the Tetons, 1970s.
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A French Nuclear Warhead being escorted to its launch silo. 1970s.
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Florida Marina Park, 1970s.
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House and hills, 1977.
