The Real British Life in the 1970s_Lap
In the early 1970s, a small group of photographers calling themselves the Co-Optic Group—including Martin Parr, Gerry Badger, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, and Stephen Weiss—set out to take picture-postcard…
Mods on Scooters in London, 1979_top1
After Punk there was a bit of a lull during 1978 with a load of second-rate bands playing to disinterested audiences. But The Jam were still around,…
January 22, 1970: Inaugural Flight of the Boeing 747 from New York to London _ US Memories _ LINH
Longer than the Wright brothers’ first flight, wider than a boulevard, and with a tail height as tall as a six-story building, the 747 was a revolution…
Hot Pants: One of the Sexiest Fashion Styles of All Times_top1
Hot pants, or ‘short shorts’ describe extremely short shorts, which may be worn by women or to a lesser extent, by men. The term was first used…
Gaucho Pants of the 1970s_top1
Gaucho pants are wide-legged trousers for women with a cuff that ends around mid calf. Taking their name from pants once worn by South American cowboys, they…
Bell-Bottoms – Favorite Fashion Trend of the 1970s_Lap
Bell-bottoms (or flares) are a style of trousers that become wider from the knees downward, forming a bell-like shape of the trouser leg. It became fashionable for…
Retail and Shopping: Vintage Photos Show How People Shopped in the 1960s and 1970s_top1
The 1960s and 1970s were a time of significant change in the world, and the shopping and retail culture of these decades reflected this social transformation. In…
Cool Pics Show the Interior of Mobile Homes From Between the 1940s and ’70s_top1
Here is a cool photo set that shows what the interior of mobile homes looked like from between the 1940s and 1970s. …
Capturing Nostalgia – 35 Incredible Photos of U.S. Billboards from the Late 1970s and ’80s_ml
John Margolies was an architectural critic, photographer, and author who was noted for celebrating vernacular and novelty architecture in the United States, particularly those designed as roadside…
Journey Back: High School Life Through the Lens of the 1970s _ US Memories _ LINH
The 1970s in America marked a period of remarkable social and cultural change, with high schools serving as microcosms of the shifting values and attitudes of the…