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25 Photos of What Life in Jonestown Looked Like Before the Unthinkable Happened

Life inside the Kool-Aid cult.

By Neill Lynskey

Published 1 month ago

In 1976, a San Francisco church called the Peoples Temple packed up and moved to a settlement in Guyana, led by their "prophet", Jim Jones.


On the surface, Jonestown appeared to be a relatively happy place to live, with its citizens farming, children going to school and even having concerts. But in 1978, under the paranoia of a potential invasion, Jim Jones convinced nine-hundred of his followers to join him in drinking cyanide and committing “revolutionary” suicide.


Here are photos from before the insanity, when Jonestown was a small religious farm - but still run by a psychopath in sunglasses. 

  • 1

    Jonestown cottages seen from above

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Jonestown cottages seen from above

  • 2

    Luvenia "Mom" and David "Pop" Jackson with Jim Jones

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Luvenia "Mom" and David "Pop" Jackson with Jim Jones

  • 3

    The People Temple members on a bridge

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    The People Temple members on a bridge

  • 4

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    25 Photos of What Life in Jonestown Looked Like Before the Unthinkable Happened

  • 5

    Jonestown Band performing

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Jonestown Band performing

  • 6

    Trisha Cartmell (right) and Peoples Temple children singing

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Trisha Cartmell (right) and Peoples Temple children singing

  • 7

    Jim Jones (Center), surrounded by Peoples Temple members

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Jim Jones (Center), surrounded by Peoples Temple members

  • 8

    Peoples Temple members working in fields

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Peoples Temple members working in fields

  • 9

    Peoples Temple memebers working in a field

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Peoples Temple memebers working in a field

  • 10

    Peoples Temple children's performance

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Peoples Temple children's performance

  • 11

    Jim Jones and his followers posing for the camera

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Jim Jones and his followers posing for the camera

  • 12

    Peoples Temple children working in fields

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Peoples Temple children working in fields

  • 13

    Jim Jones with toucan

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Jim Jones with toucan

  • 14

    Georgiann Brady with parrot

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Georgiann Brady with parrot

  • 15

    Classroom chalkboard with the date July 25, 1977

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Classroom chalkboard with the date July 25, 1977

  • 16

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    25 Photos of What Life in Jonestown Looked Like Before the Unthinkable Happened

  • 17

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    25 Photos of What Life in Jonestown Looked Like Before the Unthinkable Happened

  • 18

    Children's playground

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Children's playground

  • 19

    One of the sleeping shelters with hammocks

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    One of the sleeping shelters with hammocks

  • 20

    Rows of crops

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Rows of crops

  • 21

    Men beginning construction

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Men beginning construction

  • 22

    Jim Jones with Peoples Temple children

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Jim Jones with Peoples Temple children

  • 23

    Peoples Temple children

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Peoples Temple children

  • 24

    Peoples Temple posing outside

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Peoples Temple posing outside

  • 25

    Two rustic wooden houses

    Jonestown, Guyana 1974-1978

    Two rustic wooden houses

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