35 More Photos of What Life Looked Like in 1978

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 11/15/2024 in wow

1978 was a year of conflict abroad, and cultural boom at home. With the Vietnam War over, punk rock groups took hold, and the Star Wars cast rocketed to fame. Meanwhile, the Islamic Revolution changed the middle east forever.

We've already given you 45 photos of what the world looked like in 1978, but here are 35 more.

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1.
Puerto Rican Pride, 1978.
2.
Steve McQueen in Montana, 1978.
3.
The Microsoft staff, 1978.
4.
A 1978 6th grade class photo.
5.
U.S Congressman Leo Ryan resting after investigating the Jonestown People's Temple cult, 1978.
6.
1978, waiting for the Allman Brothers to play.
7.
Go-Go’s, 1978.
8.
Mark Hamill and Annie Potts, 1978.
9.
October 11, 1978. Special Assistant to the President for Information Management Richard Harden works on a computer at the White House.
10.
Police officer playing with children. Harlem, 1978.
11.
David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen circa 1978.
12.
Los Alfaques disaster. Tarragona Spain. 1978.
13.
Children of Puerto Montt, Chile, 1978.
14.
“My brother in 1978.”
15.
“My dad looking cool on my first day of school, September 1978.”
16.
“My mom wearing a pot leaf necklace in her 9th grade yearbook photo, 1978.”
17.
Workmen remove a Ferrari Dino 246 GTS that was found buried in the yard of a home in LA, Feb 1978.
18.
Debbie Harry, 1978.
19.
Alan Bonds, who won the first Repack downhill race in 1978, where a group of hippies invented the mountain bike. 1978 Fairfax, Marin County.
20.
Child posing by a new color TV in 1978.
21.
McDonald's in 1978.
22.
“My mom buying some ice cream, Brazil, 1978.”
23.
Vehicles stranded in the snow in the southbound lanes of State Route 128, Needham, Massachusettsm after the Blizzard of 1978.
24.
What an average day looked like in New York, 1978.
25.
Times Square, December 1978.
26.
'Tacit Blue' in flight, top secret stealth experiment at Area 51, 1978.
27.
Earl Campbell vs Mean Joe Greene, 1978 AFC Championship.
28.
Steve Jobs with his daughter Lisa in 1978.
29.
A young boy takes part in a protest by residents of Love Canal demanding to be evacuated. Homes had been built on a 21,000 ton landfill of toxic waste. After the heavy snowfall of 1976, the waste started leaching. Niagara Falls, NY. 1978.
30.
Vietnamese refugees land at Montreal's Dorval International Airport. Nov 26, 1978.
31.
Iran's revolution, 1978. Tehran. By Alfred Yaghobzadeh.
32.
Mrs. Patty Ramge posted a warning on her 1975 Ford Pinto after weeks of trying to convince Ford Motor Company, and its dealers to modify the fuel tank of the vehicle so it would not pose a fire hazard in a rear-end crash. Sept 1, 1978.
33.
7-foot Bolaji Badejo, a Nigerian design student and one-time actor, wearing his costume from the now classic sci-fi thriller Alien. 1978.
34.
Drag Queen. 1978 San Francisco Gay Day Parade.
35.
Rick Steves, (travel presenter, writer, and cannabis activist), in 1978.

1.
Puerto Rican Pride, 1978.
2.
Steve McQueen in Montana, 1978.
3.
The Microsoft staff, 1978.
4.
A 1978 6th grade class photo.
5.
U.S Congressman Leo Ryan resting after investigating the Jonestown People's Temple cult, 1978.
6.
1978, waiting for the Allman Brothers to play.
7.
Go-Go’s, 1978.
8.
Mark Hamill and Annie Potts, 1978.
9.
October 11, 1978. Special Assistant to the President for Information Management Richard Harden works on a computer at the White House.
10.
Police officer playing with children. Harlem, 1978.
11.
David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen circa 1978.
12.
Los Alfaques disaster. Tarragona Spain. 1978.
13.
Children of Puerto Montt, Chile, 1978.
14.
“My brother in 1978.”
15.
“My dad looking cool on my first day of school, September 1978.”
16.
“My mom wearing a pot leaf necklace in her 9th grade yearbook photo, 1978.”
17.
Workmen remove a Ferrari Dino 246 GTS that was found buried in the yard of a home in LA, Feb 1978.
18.
Debbie Harry, 1978.
19.
Alan Bonds, who won the first Repack downhill race in 1978, where a group of hippies invented the mountain bike. 1978 Fairfax, Marin County.
20.
Child posing by a new color TV in 1978.
21.
McDonald's in 1978.
22.
“My mom buying some ice cream, Brazil, 1978.”
23.
Vehicles stranded in the snow in the southbound lanes of State Route 128, Needham, Massachusettsm after the Blizzard of 1978.
24.
What an average day looked like in New York, 1978.
25.
Times Square, December 1978.
26.
'Tacit Blue' in flight, top secret stealth experiment at Area 51, 1978.
27.
Earl Campbell vs Mean Joe Greene, 1978 AFC Championship.
28.
Steve Jobs with his daughter Lisa in 1978.
29.
A young boy takes part in a protest by residents of Love Canal demanding to be evacuated. Homes had been built on a 21,000 ton landfill of toxic waste. After the heavy snowfall of 1976, the waste started leaching. Niagara Falls, NY. 1978.
30.
Vietnamese refugees land at Montreal's Dorval International Airport. Nov 26, 1978.
31.
Iran's revolution, 1978. Tehran. By Alfred Yaghobzadeh.
32.
Mrs. Patty Ramge posted a warning on her 1975 Ford Pinto after weeks of trying to convince Ford Motor Company, and its dealers to modify the fuel tank of the vehicle so it would not pose a fire hazard in a rear-end crash. Sept 1, 1978.
33.
7-foot Bolaji Badejo, a Nigerian design student and one-time actor, wearing his costume from the now classic sci-fi thriller Alien. 1978.
34.
Drag Queen. 1978 San Francisco Gay Day Parade.
35.
Rick Steves, (travel presenter, writer, and cannabis activist), in 1978.