Disco, denim, bell bottoms, flower power, funk and decades of fabulous music. The 1970s: What a time to be alive. For those growing up in that era, life was all about being young and wild and free. And looking back now, more than a little reckless. There were no seatbelts, children played outside unattended, they rode their bikes without helmets and threw darts at each other on the lawn.
"We had great music and played it loudly; we danced, and grew our hair long, and lived every day like it might be our last," wrote Tab LaFollette in the book Growing Up Old School: Re-live what it was like to be a kid in the 60s and 70s. The 1970s was a time for taking risks and throwing caution to the wind, but always believing that, in the words of Gloria Gaynor, "I will survive!"
Bored Panda has scoured the depths of the net in search of the most sassy school photos from the '70s. Keep scrolling for an epic and funky trip down memory lane, and don't forget to upvote your favorites. You'll also find our interview with author Jules Torti, who grew up in the '70s and '80s, and wrote the memoir, Been There, Ate That: A Candy-coated Childhood.
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#1 Fairfax High School (Los Angeles, Ca), 1975
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#2 My Mom And Her High School Boyfriend In 1972
She was 15 years old and they were at the local carnival.
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#3 My Dad Teaching Math In Southern California (Late 70's/Early 80's)
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#4 Girls In The Parking Lot At School. 1970
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#5 1975 High School Photo
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#6 A Lot More Difficult Without Internet
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#7 Kurdish Girls Attending School In Iran, 1970s
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#8 'woke' High School Kids, South Charleston Wv 1972 This Is The 'Smoking Area' In Back Of The Bldg
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#9 My Parents In High School 1976. They'll Be Married For 40 Years This June
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#10 Two Girls Gossiping By Their Lockers Circa 1970
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#11 The Traditional "Before High School Graduation" Pose With My Aunt, 1971
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#12 School Lunch In 1975
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#13 This Pic Was Taken At My School Grade 8 Halloween 1974
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#14 Mom And Dad At A High School Dance 1974
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#15 High School Sweethearts, 1970
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#16 Livermore High School, California. 70’s Part 2
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#18 My Dad Swears He Was The Coolest Kid In School 1979
Padlock on the belt loop really ties the whole outfit together.
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#20 1979 Yearbook Photo Of A Student At Saddleback High School In California
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