70s street photography

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Charles H. Traub passed his lunchtimes in the late '70s taking portraits with a Rolleiflex.

Flower child originated as a synonym for hippie, especially among the idealistic young people who gathered in San Francisco and the surrounding area

Sepp Werkmeister made his name as a leading jazz photographer of the 1960s and ‘70s. Traveling to the biggest and best concerts and festival...

From "New York", photography by Bernard Hermann, text by Gilbert Millstein, 1977

In the 1950s and 1960s women in Puerto Rico had a way of letting others know they were looking for a husband. Can you tell which of these three is looking? The one in the middle. She's wearing a "buscanovio" on her forehead (the little curl). Buscanovio=Boyfriend seeker.

Step back in time with these 1970s photos that say a lot about old trends, practices, and values from that decade we don't see today.