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1970s: A Decade in the Collections

Explore collection items related to the 1970s. The Smithsonian's collections represent our nation's shared history, art from across the globe, and the immense diversity of the natural and cultural world.

Museum / Unit

National Portrait Gallery 10 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 3 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 1 Filter by term Exclude term

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Paintings 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Bag, Tote 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Exterior views 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hats 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Purses (bags) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
jackets 1 Filter by term Exclude term
jump suits 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1970s 13 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

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United States 8 Filter by term Exclude term
California 3 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 3 Filter by term Exclude term
District of Columbia 2 Filter by term Exclude term
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North America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Washington 2 Filter by term Exclude term
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New York City 1 Filter by term Exclude term

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National Portrait Gallery Collection 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing - Costume 3 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 3 Filter by term Exclude term
America's Presidents - Current 1 Filter by term Exclude term
American Democracy 1 Filter by term Exclude term
American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Black Fashion Museum Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Government, Politics, and Reform 1 Filter by term Exclude term
NPG, West Gallery 210 1 Filter by term Exclude term

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Portraits 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Government 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Politics 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Dress accessories 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Law and Crime 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Lawyers 6 Filter by term Exclude term
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Watergate Breaks Wide Open

Muhammad Ali

Samuel Ervin

Youth Vote Purse, 1970s

Farewell

Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell

John Wesley Dean, III

John Travolta (with Karen Gorney)

Gerald Ford

The Hot New Rich

Jacket worn by Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson on The Jeffersons

Denim bucket hat worn by Jimmie Walker as J.J. Evans on Good Times

Gerald Ford and family

Costume jumpsuit for a Quadling in The Wiz on Broadway

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