16 Photographs That Capture the Best and Worst of 1970s America
A new exhibit at the National Archives highlights an interesting decade—one that gave rise to the environmental movement and some awkward fashion
- By Megan Gambino
- Smithsonian.com, March 08, 2013
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(National Archives, Records of the Environmental Protection Agency)
“Hitchhiker with his dog, ‘Tripper,’ on U.S. 66. U.S. 66 crosses the Colorado River at Topock.”
Charles O’Rear, Yuma County, Arizona, May 1972
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Comments (5)
The 70s--whether socially, sartorially, ecologically, or anything elseally--a time for doing less with more.
Posted by Wayne A. Silkett on April 18,2013 | 04:08 PM
To see photos of 1970 ,early 1970 too is interesting .Kind of strange for me seeing early 1970, can't help it ,I was born that year.Thank You ,I got to see the earliest part of 1970.
Posted by Tina Summers on April 4,2013 | 02:09 PM
Dear Smithsonian.com: Either put all the pictures on one page, or learn technologies like Ajax or HTML5 so the entire page doesn't have to load again just for me to see the next picture. It's too slow, plus I have to scroll to see the picture every time the page reloads. Poor design. Thank you Roger
Posted by hiru on March 18,2013 | 03:45 PM
I came to age in the 1970's. While I'm not terribly nostalgic for that decade, I remember it as a period of greater freedom, increased critical thinking, and less gullible acceptance of whatever came out of the District of Columbia and news agencies. As for "awkward fashion" during the 1970's, that's rather subjective isn't it? Does the editor think today's clothing is superior because it appeals to a 'modern' demographic? As a poor boy who worked through college I dealt with my share of fashion snobs who looked down on my old levis and work boots. It seems those same elitists with their shallow notions of 'hip' found their way to the Smithsonian. Good riddance.
Posted by Marvin on March 10,2013 | 07:56 PM
Dear Smithsonian.com: Either put all the pictures on one page, or learn technologies like Ajax or HTML5 so the entire page doesn't have to load again just for me to see the next picture. It's too slow, plus I have to scroll to see the picture every time the page reloads. Poor design. Thank you,
Posted by Roger Waters on March 10,2013 | 04:18 PM