Coming of age in 1975 meant finding your own direction, your own desires, and your own relationships.
Coming of age in 1975 meant finding your own direction, your own desires, and your own relationships.
Nothing good came from playing it safe and living right went hand in hand with taking risks. (In business and on the back of a motorcycle.)
Living in 1975 meant living the good life. Here are 25 photos of what that looked like.
1
David Coverdale in 1975
Then lead singer in Deep Purple, with his Lincoln Continental.
2
Stevie Nicks
And her bodyguard Richard Norton, 1975.
3
Olde Mac's Pipe and Drum
Washington DC, 1975.
4
A Young Couple
Clowning around in 1975.
5
College Kids
Roommates in 1975.
6
An International Flight
TWA or PanAm, 1975.
7
Workers on the Job
A Texas oilfield, 1975.
8
“My Great Grandma”
Around 1975, getting a jersey.
9
Three Friends
The Hawthorne Youth Camp in California
10
“My Mom and My Aunt”
Rolling a cigarette.
11
Super Cool
Two kids in 1975.
12
Sgt. Leonard Matlovich
A gay Vietnam War veteran. “When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.” 1975.
13
Two Parents
And their young child, 1975.
14
“On Their Way to See Van Halen.”
A couple in 1975.
15
Senior Prom
A couple in 1975.
16
“Easter Leisure Suits”
Made by Mom in 1975.
17
On Vacation
A couple in 1975.
18
A Bicycle Gang
Boston, 1975.
19
A Happy Family
The core in 1975.
20
State Street
Madison, WI, 1975.
21
Penn Jillette at 20 Years Old
Working at a renaissance festival In 1975.
22
“My Mom and I”
"Hanging at the park. I was three, she was 19, in 1975.”
23
“My Dad”
Applying mime makeup, circa 1975.
24
Walking the Dog
Fort Belknap Agency on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana, 1975.
25
Kindergarten
A student in 1975.
