By 1970, the '70s shift was well underway, pushing society away from suits and black ties, towards bell bottoms and funky colors.
The 1970s were a time to start embracing your true self, and that's what most people did.
We've already shown you many photos detailing life in 1970, but here are 25 more.
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Pouring molten iron into a mold at the Portland Stove Foundry in Portland, Maine, 1970.
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“My Dad's much loved Buick Electra 225.”
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At an Amusement Park Santa Cruz, California, 1970.
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Preparing a Soxhlet extractor for operation, June 1970.
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On an odd bike in 1970.
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Looking at newly developed photographs. Sweden, 1970.
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Soup and salad in 1970.
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Fort Ord, California, 1970.
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Soho, London, October 1970.
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"After winning a drag race with her corvette, 1970."
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“On my way to Alaska.” 1970.
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A body couldn’t ask for anything more. (Allegedly.) 1970.
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Spotted in Los Angeles.
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Taking a romantic walk in The Cloisters in New York City.
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Grand opening in 1970.
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Pantsuit, and red and white decorations.
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Pit pony inside mine. France, 1970.
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Matching outfits for a wedding, 1970.
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The first black woman on the Oakland police force. 1970.
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Clapham, London in 1970.
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A pub in Ireland, circa 1970.
