The first year of the seventies was a good one to kick off the decade.
We now know that the folks of 1970 were right around the corner from Watergate, distrust in the government, and a rough turn for the economy. But before all that, people were living it up.
See some Boomers in their prime, classic cars, big hair, and a bunch of other snapshots from the first year of the grooviest decade.
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Girl at The Powder Ridge Rock Festival, August 1970.
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Washington football fans, 1970.
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A young family at an amusement park; Santa Cruz, California, 1970.
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My dad and brother, sledding 1970.
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Saundra Brown, the first black woman on the Oakland, CA Police Force. 1970.
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The girl next door with a 1970 Dodge Charger R/T.
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Girls in the parking lot at school. 1970.
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Smoking candy cigs while feeding a doll. 1970.
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My mom's back-to-the-land family on their farm in Maine, 1970.
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Wedding Day, 1970.
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1970, Office Christmas Party
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A New York police officer playing with children in the street in 1970.
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A Pacific Southwest Airlines stewardess in go-go boots, 1970.
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My grandma and her friends, around 1970.
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Economy class flying in 1970.
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My dad going to his prom, 1970.
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My grandfather in front of the Twin Towers under construction around 1970.
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Like Father, like daughter, 1970.
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Feeling judged while posing for my mom in my song girl outfit, 1970.
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