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Having fun is an essential part of our lives, letting us find levity even during trying times. This is why, no matter how far away a given decade might seem, people always found a way to have fun during it. And for those that remember that time fondly, even more so.
These are just some of the images we’ve found that show candid moments of the 1970s, with people being people, leaving their everyday worries behind even if just for a little while. They still had their issues and turbulent times, yet even then, we must always find some space for the fun times in our lives.
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The Birthday Boy
Having the family around for a birthday is a tradition as old as time, even if the child is too young to remember. Fortunately, they took this picture so the kid can remember this moment even today.
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Banana Competition
Competitions can be held about almost any topic, although we’ve never heard about a competition involving earring a banana with only one hand, let alone seen one.
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Home Wedding
Not everyone has the wealth for a sprawling wedding, and that’s perfectly fine. A wedding is about the joining of two people in matrimony, not about flaunting wealth in the faces of others.
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Camping Time
It’s hard to imagine kids these days wanting to go outside and start a (controlled and supervised) fire. But back in the day, a bonfire, some sticks and marshmallows were the definition of childhood happiness.
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Thanksgiving
Now that’s a face that’s ready to stuff itself with turkey. While everyone else might give thanks for different things, this little kid will surely give thanks for her portion of the bird.
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TV Time
Nowadays, we’re still learning to add space between our faces and the different screens that surround our everyday lives. It seems this was a problem even back in the 70s.
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An Alien Halloween
Considering the films that were releasing back then, these two had the idea of aliens for their costume rather spot on. If dressed like that today, people would assume they’re from some form of anime.
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Scout Meeting
The boy scouts didn’t only meet in the woods, they also had gatherings that included the parents for various announcements and the like. For the kids, this only meant more time to spend with friends.
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Dorm Phones
If college students wanted to stay in touch with their families back then, they had to make a line to use the public telephones. This is basically unheard of today ever since the rise of the smartphone.
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Mischief Makers
Cats and Christmas trees have always had a complicated relationship, something that has angered many cat owners and fueled plenty of viral videos. This homeowner in the 70s thought it was funny though, and immortalized the moment with a picture.
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Kid Moves
Kids doing strange dances is not something that Fortnite created, rather a thing that kids like doing. If it’s based off of something even better, since it’s easier to share, but dancing is the best way to express who you are individually.
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Flying Woman
What’s really happening here is that this girl is jumping into the water, likely to take part in some safety lessons due to how she’s dressed. What the picture implies is happening is that this girl learned how to fly.
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Fashion Forward
The 70s had such an iconic look, that only one glance at this picture and you know what decade it’s from. Even the more modest-looking people in the back have that 1970s aura that’s hard to replicate.
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Boy and Grandpa
This little kid thinks he’s getting away with his troublemaking by stealing from his grandpa. Little did he know, the old man was already onto him.
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Jazz
Here, we have Mahalia Jackson during the 1970s Jazz Fest. Few things spell fun quite like good music, a cause, and plenty of happy faces.
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