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31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

"I Survived The Rise Of Clackers And All I Got Was A Broken Arm"

By Carly Tennes

Published 7 months ago in Wow

Though childhood today may be defined by iPads and finding new ways to pepper terms like "skibidi," "Ohio," and "gyatt" into every single sentence, being young looked a whole lot different 50-odd years ago. Just ask the now grown-up Gen X-ers who sped around town on their bikes, tie-dyed t-shirts in science class, and nearly broke their arms while playing with clackers. 


From a New York City child's first go at riding a two-wheeler to last day of school celebrations, here are 31 pictures of what it was like to be a kid in the early '70s. 

  • 1

    “1974 school playground.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 2

    “School Kids making Tie-Dyed T-Shirts - 1974.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 3

    “Cool kid w/ his chopped bike, 1974.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 4

    “My Mum towering over her classmates ca. 1974. She's 11 or 12 here and she's even taller than the teacher.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 5

    “Kids celebrating the beginning of summer vacation after the school bell rings in Belleville, Illinois 1974.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 6

    “Caroline Munro gets a shoeshine, 1972.”’

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 7

    “Detroit area kids didn't have time for racism in 1973.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 8

    “A young boy, who had just stolen his fathers car and crashed it, takes one last puff of his cigarette before facing the consequences. (1974)”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 9

    “My mom and some neighborhood kids (1974).”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 10

    “A boy sells lemonade from his front yard stand in 1973.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 11

    “Summer 1973 My parents look like modern day hipsters taking their kids to a music festival.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 12

    “Keanu Reeves as a kid. 1973.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 13

    “Central Park, New York City, 1973.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 14

    “Neighborhood kids in 1973.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 15

    “Girl selling roadside flowers in Oklahoma in 1973.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 16

    “Diego Maradona in 1973 at the ‘Eva Perón Tournament’ for the underprivileged kids of Buenos Aires.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 17

    “Lemmy of Hawkwind & Hippie Child at Windsor Free Festival, 1973.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 18

    “My dad in 1973, aged 7.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 19

    “As a kid in 1971, this was ‘the best gift I received, or would ever receive.’”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 20

    “My kid sister and I, 1971.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 21

    “Kids and their Klackers - 1971.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 22

    “This kid. [New York, 1971].”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 23

    “My dad’s 3rd grade class photo that they clearly only did one take for, 1971.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 24

    “My 2nd grade Class 1971.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 25

    “Muhammad Ali and a boy circa 1971.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 26

    “Kids don't play like this anymore. [1972].”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 27

    “Child Of The 1970s.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 28

    “A 1970s child car seat. 1971.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 29

    “Incredibly sharp looking kids in Harlem, 1970.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 30

    “A kid's reaction when he meets Andre the Giant (1970’s).”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

  • 31

    “'Woke' high school kids, South Charleston WV 1972 This is the 'smoking area' in back of the bldg.”

    31 Pics of What It Was like to Be a Kid in the Early 1970’s

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