From 1970 through about 1976, the world was filled with flower power, grit, gas-line frustration, and the first glint of mirror-ball euphoria. This collection of 35 snapshots freezes that hinge in time right when Vietnam wound down. Take a step back in time and find yourself transported swiftly to a bygone era with newfound vivid clarity.
1. Girls hanging around in 1972
2. Moscow back in 1972
3. Someone’s family back in 1972
4. Los Angeles back in 1972
5. Enjoying some fish and chips back in 1974
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6. Someone’s grandparents at a New Year’s party, 1974
7. Before the game in 1974
8. Just a bunch of hippies and their friends
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9. 1972 street scene, West 42nd
10. Downtown Salem, Oregon, 1974
11. A girl and her Ford Galaxie, circa 1974
12. A row of miners’ homes in the Brookside Mine company town
13. Times Square in 1974
14. This shot was taken at an unknown Woolworth store
15. A solid shot of the Los Angeles International Airport, circa 1974
16. Now that’s a nice shiny blue ride
17. A typical 7-Eleven back in the early 1970s
18. Posing with the A&W Root Beer float
19. Early morning coffee, Harlem, 1974
20. Los Angeles International Airport, 1970s
21. West 15th Street and Vine Street
22. Employees at Christopher’s Department Store in Marfa, Texas
23. A day at the drag strip in 1974
24. Now that’s a nice 1974 grocery store haul
25. Four contestants of the Rocking Chair Marathon
26. These guys are ready to get to work, circa 1974
27. Girl’s preparing for a wedding in the bride’s bedroom, circa 1974
28. These kids are way too excited to be going to school
29. A couple of ladies and taxi on the street
30. Not all days are particularly easy, circa 1974
31. Crust and Crumb Bakery, Long Beach Island, NJ, 1974
32. A momentary pause while out on a road trip in 1974
33. A typical commute out in Staten Island, 1974
34. The Dream Theater, Monterey, California, 1974
35. Hanging out in Dunn’s River Falls, 1975
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