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James Lucas@JamesLucasIT Ā· Mar 9, 2025

Life in the 1970s šŸ§µ 1. San Francisco's Lombard Street, 1975

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A visual collection of life in the 1970s featuring iconic moments and scenes from around the world, including San Francisco landmarks, beach culture, major construction projects like the World Trade Center, entertainment highlights like Michael Jackson and the World Cup, and historical snapshots that capture the era's fashion, transportation, and social customs.

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    Life in the 1970s šŸ§µ 1. San Francisco's Lombard Street, 1975

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    2. This is what beachgoers looked like in '70s

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    3. Bottom pinching experiment A female BBC reporter pinches the bottoms of unsuspecting men on the street in 1971.

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    4. A young boy that had just stolen his fatherā€™s car and crashed it, takes one last puff on his cigarette before facing the consequences, 1974.

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    5. Australia changes to color television live on broadcast in 1975

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    6. Summer Solstice Celebration, Stockholm, Sweden, 1970

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    7. Gas prices in the 70s

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    8. First class dining on the main deck, late 70s

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    9. These 70s "conversation pits" need to be brought back

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    10. Woman cutting a birthday cake in Iran, 1971

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    11. Footage from the 1970 World Cup Final

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    12. The World Trade Center under construction, 1970

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    13. In 1972, Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song titled Prisencolinensinainciusol, featuring nonsensical lyrics designed to mimic the sound of English. The song was created to prove that Italians would love any American song. It was a hit.

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    14. A summer lunch in Capri, Italy

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    15. Canadian photographer Blake W. Smith captured life on the beaches of Leblon, Ipanema, and Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro in 1978.

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    16. American soldiers smoking marijuana out of the barrel of a shotgun in Vietnam, 1970

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    17. A family enjoys a picnic at 12th Street Beach on Lake Michigan, August 1973

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    18. Michael Jackson doing the robot on the Cher Show, 1975

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    19. Safety standards in the 70s

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    20. A California teacher teaching the physics of surfing, 1970

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    James Lucas@JamesLucasIT Ā· Mar 9, 2025

    Life in the 1970s šŸ§µ 1. San Francisco's Lombard Street, 1975

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    Hereā€™s Lombard Street in 1975 and a more recent view of the same spot. Both photos were taken by photographer Mike Fitzpatrick.