With families slowly adjusting to life without the Vietnam War, kids took full advantage of their newfound freedom. Biking around the neighborhood, ripping some Atari, and buying a Trans Am as a high schooler... growing up in 1975 was fun.
Here are 25 photos of what it looked like to come of age in 1975.
1
Rolling Cigarettes
“My aunt and my mom at 19.” 1975.
2
One Mischievous Student
A class in 1975.
3
A Cop and a Dad
After the graveyard shift, 1975.
4
“My Sister”
“And her '66 GTO around 1975.”
5
Playing “Pong”
Atari in 1975.
6
“My Grandparents”
A young couple in 1975.
7
On Holiday
In Morocco in 1975.
8
A Young Mechanic
San Francisco, 1975.
9
Building Models
A kid and his planes, 1975.
10
“My Mom”
Posing in about 1975.
11
A Kid Runs on the Street
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 1975.
12
Young Love
"I was 15 he was 17. I still look at him like this 43 years later.” 1975.
13
Two Sisters
Outside of New Orleans, Louisiana. 1975.
14
“My Parents”
1975, El Paso, Texas.
15
Young Friends
A cabin in Montana, 1975.
16
Family Photo
“My parents, siblings, and me.” 1975.
17
Trainees
A Kmart opening day, Carbondale, IL, 1975.
18
Single Mom Irmelin Indenbirken
And her son Leo DiCaprio, Los Angeles, California, 1975.
19
A Young Couple
“My mother with her boyfriend, 1975.”
20
The American Freedom Train
Arriving in Salem, Oregon, in 1975.
21
A Girl and Her Train
Christmas, 1975.
22
Wrestlers Go at It
High School sports in 1975.
23
A Car Wheelchair
Injured in 1975.
24
Pinocchio and a Fan
Walking Walt Disney World.
25
Kids Riding an Elephant
Sea World, Florida, 1975.
