There’s no denial that when you think about what the ’70s are known for, the era’s colorful culture is the one thing that pops to mind first. Everything from the fashion, to music, to movies is so beautifully vivid and bold, one can’t help but admire it.
The list below consists of images that perfectly encapsulate the mood of the era. These pictures were shared by the Instagram account The70z, that’s dedicated to all things groovy. Over the years, it has amassed over 305,000 followers, proving that people still need sideburns and platform shoes on their feeds. Scroll down to get your fix of the funky and the radical.
#1 Ruth Gordon Schnapp, California’s First Woman Structural Engineer, 1970s
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#2 41 29th Street, San Francisco, 1978
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#3 Hippie Dad Walking With His Daughter, Amsterdam, 1967. Photo By Toni Riera
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#4 Joan Jett Without Her Signature Black Eyeliner
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#5 Women In Afghanistan During The 70s. Before Taliban. Heartbroken For All Woman, Men And Children Going Through Pain Now In
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#6 Tim Curry, 1974 By Joe Gaffney
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#7 Helen Mirren, 1969
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#8 Harrison Ford In A Kitchen In The Late 70s
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#9 That Moment When You Realize Your Parents Were Cooler Than You. “My Parents In Front Of A Store In Paris, 1972”
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#10 André The Giant, Using Dwayne Johnson’s Grandfather (Weighing 315lb), High Chief Peter Maivia As A Booster Seat. 1970s
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#11 Lynda Carter Pre-Wonder Woman In The 7os
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#12 Gary Anderson, The Guy Who, At Age 23, Designed The Recycling Logo For A Contest, 1970
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#13 A Woman Photographed In 1973
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#14 Amy Irving, Carrie Fisher And Teri Garr. New York City, 1977
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#15 Cher
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#16 14-Year-Old Melanie Griffith, At Home With Her Pet Lion, Neil,1971
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#17 Dolly Parton Performs In Detroit, Michigan In September Of 1977
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#18 New York City, 1975 By @joel_meyerowitz
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#19 New York City, 1978. Photo By Helen Levitt
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#20 A Very Chill Looking Dude Getting Caught Growing Weed In His Garden, L.a., 1973
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#21 Susan Sarandon, Cannes, 1978
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#22 San Francisco’s Lombard Street In 1975
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#23 Conversation Pits From The 1960s And 1970s
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#24 Susan Sarandon In “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975)
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#25 Elton John At Home With His Shoe Collection. Photo By Terry O’neill, 1975
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#26 Rumours (1977)
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#27 Sizzling In The Kitchen: Abba’s Agnetha Fältskog, 1974
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#28 Al Pacino
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#29 Dolly Parton
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#30 Anjelica Huston Models In Halston’s Fall 1972 Ready-To-Wear Collection. Fairchild Archive/Penske Media/Shutterstock
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#31 Two Brothers At Their Joint Wedding. 1970’s
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#32 Sigourney Weaver At The Tail O’ The Pup, La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 1978
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#33 At Home With Harrison Ford, 1978
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#34 Kate Bush, London, March 1978
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#35 Jonathan Frid Crowns Christine Domaniecki “Miss American Vampire” (1970)
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#36 George Harrison & Stevie Nicks , 1978
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#37 Grace Jones, The Palace, Paris, 1978
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#38 ‘how To Survive A Disco Attack’ – 1977
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#39 Happy 1979
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#40 Sharon Tate Photographed By Gene Gutowski On Their Christmas Holiday In Italy, 25 December 1968
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#41 A Young Steve Martin Ironing A Cat, 1970s
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#42 Madonna Photographed By Her Boyfriend Dan Gilroy On The Bus In New York, 1979
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#43 A Steward Slices Meat For Passengers On Sas Scandinavian Airlines, 1969
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#44 Margaux Hemingway Photographed By David Hume Kennedy In Havana, Cuba (1978)
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#45 Robert De Niro On The Set Of Taxi Driver, 1976
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#46 Girl On A Beach In Oahu, Hawaii, 1973. Photo By Nick Dewolf
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#47 Willem Dafoe In The Wooster Group’s “Point Judith (An Epilog)” (1979), Produced At The Envelope In New York City. Photo By Nancy Campbell
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#48 Danny Trejo And His 3rd Wife Joanne In 1976
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#49 A Woman Known As “Disco Sally” Dances With Her Husband At Studio 54, 1978
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#50 Swiss Photo Reporter Willy Spiller Captured The Grit Of The NYC Subway In The 70s
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