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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 21 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 6 Filter by term Exclude term
National Air and Space Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives Center, National Museum of American History 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative arts 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Appliances 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Exterior views 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Fill papers 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Postage stamps 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Posters 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Tools and equipment 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Native Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Pan-Indian 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1960s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 36 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

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United States 16 Filter by term Exclude term
California 6 Filter by term Exclude term
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USA 6 Filter by term Exclude term
District of Columbia 3 Filter by term Exclude term
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Washington 3 Filter by term Exclude term
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National Portrait Gallery Collection 21 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing - Costume 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 3 Filter by term Exclude term
America's Presidents - Current 2 Filter by term Exclude term
NPG, West Gallery 210 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Wallcoverings Department 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Portraits 21 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Politics 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Women 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Government 9 Filter by term Exclude term
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Rights & Restrictions

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Remove Museum / Unit: National Museum of American History

Summer Picnic, 1970

Watergate Breaks Wide Open

Float Like a Butterfly...Sting Like a Bee

Muhammad Ali

Farrah Fawcett

Samuel Ervin

Charlie's Angels

The World’s First Jumbo Jet

Richard Nixon

Farewell

Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell

John Wesley Dean, III

Gold plated disc with etched designs on the surface. At top left is a circle depicting the record. The dashes along the outer edge, in binary code, show the proper rotational speed for playing the record.

Record, Cover, Voyager (Duplicate)

John Travolta (with Karen Gorney)

Natalia Makarova in "Dying Swan"

Poster for presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm

Sidewall

Gerald Ford

Patty Hearst

The Queen's Silver Jubilee 1952–1977

Nana

The Hot New Rich

Jacket for the FAMU Marching Band

Jersey for the Milwaukee Bucks worn and signed by Kareem Abdul-Jabar

Burger King

Drum, amplifier, and accessories

Drum, amplifier, and accessories

Jacket worn by Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson on The Jeffersons

Jimmy Carter

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

15c Viking 1 Lander Scooping up Soil on Mars single

Gerald Ford and family

Costume jumpsuit for a Quadling in The Wiz on Broadway

Sculptura Telephone from the Design Line Series

Jack Nicholson

Mary Tyler Moore Cast Photo from Fifth Season, 1974

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