One of my favorite things about putting together old photo galleries is the opportunity to bring back memories and evoke emotion in my readers. Pictures truly are worth a thousand words. You and your parents/grandparents might have countless stories to tell about this time period, but SEEING those stories come alive is an entirely different experience. Here are 14 rare photos of Texas in the 1970s.
- A family stands in front of the grocery store they proudly own. (Leakey, 1971)
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- Former Presidents Nixon and LBJ stand together outside the LBJ library. Nixon was President at the time. (Austin, 1972)
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- A group of teenagers enjoys lunch in the park on a breezy, late spring day. (Tyler, 1972)
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- A group of churchgoers on a Sunday afternoon. (Leakey, 1972)
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- This cut-rate gas station operates out of a bus. (Harrison County, 1972)
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- A peaceful day on White Rock Lake. (Dallas, 1972)
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- These cars aren’t typical sights of today’s traffic jams, are they? (Houston, 1972)
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- A street scene on the night of Thanksgiving Day. (San Antonio, 1972)
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- Downtown Main Street in what is now the fourth largest city in America. Times sure have changed. (Houston, 1973)
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- A high school band marches through downtown. (Austin, 1973)
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- A large crowd gathers at President LBJ’s funeral. (Washington, D.C., 1973)
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- I wonder what was being shown that day at this movie theatre. (Corpus Christi, 1975)
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- An “Old Texas” scene at its finest. (Bracketville, 1976)
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- The old Kress building stands tall and mighty. (El Paso, 1978)
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Do these photos bring back any memories of what life was like for you in the 1970s in Texas? Or perhaps a story told to you by your parents or grandparents? Share with us in the comments!
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