25 Photos Of Life In 1975 The History Books Skipped

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 02/19/2025 in wow

By 1975 the United States was finished with the Vietnam War, and citizens shifted their focus to muscle cars and fashion trends.

The Vietnam War was over by 1975, and citizens shifted their focus to muscle cars & fashion trends.

Your textbooks remember the mid '70s for Watergate and the fall of Saigon. We remember them for bell bottoms and high school smoking rooms.

Here are 25 photos of life in 1975 that your history books probably skipped.

1. The Boardwalk
Seaside Heights, NJ taken in 1975.
2. Post Grad Trip
Pacific Northwest in 1975.
3. A Mechanic Working on Her Van
San Francisco, California, 1975 by Elliott Erwitt.
4. Happy Young Man
A living room in 1975.
5. Stylish Dude
And his AMC Gremlin, 1975.
6. A Shaggy Carpet Van
Polaroid from 1975.
7. The Cabin Life
Swan Lake, Montana, 1975.
8. A Young Couple
American Falls, ID.
9. High School
Showing off boots in 1975.
10. The Disko Club
East Germany, 1975.
11. Halloween
Costumes haven’t changed since 1975.
12. Playing “Pong”
An Atari, 1975.
13. Snowed In
A Jeep Waggoneer at Boreal Ridge in 1975.
14. Walking the Dog
Fort Belknap Agency on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana, 1975.
15. Florida Camping Trip
19 years old in 1975.
16. Easter Sunday
A family in 1975.
17. GM Assembly Line
Celebrating the 27,274th Pontiac Trans Am, 1975.
18. “Mrs Matzkov in the Family Fish and Chip Shop”
Spearwood, Western Australia in 1975.
19. Family Photo
A beach in Washington State, 1975.
20. Blokes and Their Cars
Victoria, Australia, 1975.
21. Kids Riding an Elephant
Sea World, Florida, 1975.
22. Students on Their Way to High School
New Ulm, Minnesota, 1975.
23. A Young Man
And his 1967 Dodge Dart in 1975.
24. Too Cool for School
And a Mark IV Lincoln Continental, 1975.
25. Northern Soul Dancers
Newcastle, England, 1975.

1. The Boardwalk
Seaside Heights, NJ taken in 1975.
2. Post Grad Trip
Pacific Northwest in 1975.
3. A Mechanic Working on Her Van
San Francisco, California, 1975 by Elliott Erwitt.
4. Happy Young Man
A living room in 1975.
5. Stylish Dude
And his AMC Gremlin, 1975.
6. A Shaggy Carpet Van
Polaroid from 1975.
7. The Cabin Life
Swan Lake, Montana, 1975.
8. A Young Couple
American Falls, ID.
9. High School
Showing off boots in 1975.
10. The Disko Club
East Germany, 1975.
11. Halloween
Costumes haven’t changed since 1975.
12. Playing “Pong”
An Atari, 1975.
13. Snowed In
A Jeep Waggoneer at Boreal Ridge in 1975.
14. Walking the Dog
Fort Belknap Agency on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana, 1975.
15. Florida Camping Trip
19 years old in 1975.
16. Easter Sunday
A family in 1975.
17. GM Assembly Line
Celebrating the 27,274th Pontiac Trans Am, 1975.
18. “Mrs Matzkov in the Family Fish and Chip Shop”
Spearwood, Western Australia in 1975.
19. Family Photo
A beach in Washington State, 1975.
20. Blokes and Their Cars
Victoria, Australia, 1975.
21. Kids Riding an Elephant
Sea World, Florida, 1975.
22. Students on Their Way to High School
New Ulm, Minnesota, 1975.
23. A Young Man
And his 1967 Dodge Dart in 1975.
24. Too Cool for School
And a Mark IV Lincoln Continental, 1975.
25. Northern Soul Dancers
Newcastle, England, 1975.