When the Vietnam war ended in 1975, Americans had a few more years of '70s freedom to enjoy before everything went corporate in the '80s.
We've already given you plenty of photos showing people enjoying themselves in 1978, but here are 26 more that we've unearthed.
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Buying some ice cream, Brazil, 1978.
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At Miami Beach, Florida, 1978.
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“ I was a bartender at the amazing Uncle Sam’s disco, and dating this girl. Until she broke my heart.”
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The boots, the beads, the shades; 1978.
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Photo by Leonard Freed.
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After a taping of Bozo's Circus at WGN Studios in Chicago, with a fan, in 1978.
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At the Pines, New York, 1978.
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“Taken at my parent's lake cabin."
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“At their prom, 1978.”
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A shiny new Schwinn Sting-Ray 5 speed under the tree.
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Photo by Bruce Gilden.
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Beaverton Oregon, 1978.
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Photo by Elisa Leonelli.
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Hustle and bustle, 1978.
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In St. Cloud, Minnesota, circa late Summer 1978.
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On Baxter Street, Little Italy, NY, 1978. Photo by Susan Meiselas.
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Photo by Estelle Conn.
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Miami, FL, 1978. Photo by Andy Sweet.
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12th Ave between 34th & 35th streets, New York City, 1978.
