Historically and culturally, a lot happened in the 1970s. Sometimes just looking over pictures of times gone by reveals more than stories could. It’s incredible how much can change in less than 50 years, and yet what also still seems familiar. This fascinating series of photos offers insight into what life was like in Virginia during that important decade.
- A jet flies over a bicycle path in Northern Virginia circa 1972.
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- This sign warns Arlington residents against swimming in the polluted Potomac River.
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- Early morning light shines on this beautiful farm in Claypool Hill, circa 1974.
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- An iconic and typical fashion look from the 1970s.
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- A fascinating ariel view of Mt. Vernon and the Potomac in 1973.
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- A television studio near Richlands, Virginia.
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- A group of miners waits to begin their midnight shift at the Virginia Pocahontas Coal Company in 1974.
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- An insight into the working conditions for the coal miners.
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- The Coliseum Mall in Hampton, Virginia
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- An ariel view of Richmond.
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- Virginia state senator Douglas Wilder and Henry Marsh, Richmond’s first African American mayor.
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- Flooding as the aftermath of Hurricane Agnes in Richmond, 1972.
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- The Charlottesville train station, 1974.
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- Volkswagon Beetle on Park Avenue in Richmond.
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It was a decade of memorable moments. Do you (or any relatives) remember what life was like in the ’70s for Virginia?
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