25 Far-Out Photos of What Life Looked Like in 1978
Daniel Bonfiglio
Published
01/08/2025
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1978 was a year for partying, pinball, and playing your new Atari. It was a time to let loose before the decade of greed, and people took full advantage.
We've already given you plenty of photos showing what life was like in 1978, but here are 25 more.
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1. Getting a Ticket
Spring Break of 1978. -
2. McDonald's
Taking your order in 1978. -
3. “Consenting Adult”
A concerning shirt at a Rolling Stones concert, 1978. -
4. Playing Atari
California, 1978. -
5. Double Dutch
In New York, 1978. -
6. Lake Cabin Party
Dressing up and down in 1978. -
7. Boardwalk
In Keansburg, New Jersey, 1978. -
8. Picking up a “Simon” Game
Kmart, 1978. -
9. “My Dad”
“A party animal in 1978, Houston, TX.” -
10. A Christmas Haul
Lincoln Logs, from 1978. -
11. Man “Reading” a Magazine
With his wife on the phone, 1978. -
12. Alaskan Salmon
“My boyfriend when we lived in Alaska in 1978.” -
13. The Great Blizzard of January 1978
Taken in Ashland, Ohio. -
14. “Bonnie and Her Magic Lamp”
Home decor in 1978. -
15. Woman in a Grocery Store
And an intense stare, 1978. -
16. “Me in 1978”
Spinning the top hits on AM radio. -
17. Dancing in the Street
1978, Tokyo. -
18. KISS Fans
At a concert in Buffalo, NY, 1978. -
19. The Memphis Zoo
A kid and an elephant in 1978. -
20. Living in Sapporo, Japan
Abroad, 1978. -
21. “The Dirty Ones”
Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY, 1978. Photo by Donna Svennevik. -
22. Marine
Standing outside an adult entertainment theater. New York, 1978. -
23. Wedding Day
Shawnee, OK, 1978. -
24. Vicki Witt Playing Pinball
Miss August of 1978. -
25. Marching Band
Derry, Northern Ireland, 1978. Photo by Chris Steele-Perkins.
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Getting a Ticket
Spring Break of 1978.
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