24 Photos of Life tn 1974 the History Books Skipped

The United States pulled out of the Vietnam war in 1973, allowing many young Americans to experience their adult freedom for the first time.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Published 1 day ago in Wow

The United States pulled out of the Vietnam War in 1973, allowing many young Americans to experience their adult freedom for the first time.

1974 saw those Americans put that freedom to good use, and culture flourished as society championed individuality.

Check out these 24 photos of life in 1974 that your history books probably skipped.

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Skateboarding barefoot in California in 1974.

2
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 1974. Photo by Karl E Holland.

3
Markets and thrift shops, 1974.
4
Photo by William Eggleston, 1974.

5
The last day of high school, Los Alamitos High School, California, 1974.
6
Protesting the recent firing of a stewardess who was four pounds overweight, October 21, 1974.
7
Mine housing, Kentucky, 1974.

8
Surrey, England, 1974.
9
Easter of 1974.
10
London in 1974.

11
Shades inside in 1974.
12
Graduating class, 1974.
13
Matteson, Illinois, 1974.

14
Having fun in 1974.
15
Don Sanderson Ford, Glendale AZ.
16
Dressed up in 1974.

17
Getting ready for the day, 1974.
18
Kid in 1974.
19
At Trader Vic’s in San Francisco, 1974.

20
Varberg, Sweden, 1974.
21
A woman with her new '74 Plymouth Scamp.
22
Glasgow, 1974.

23
Toronto, 1974.
24
London, 1974.

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