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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.


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Summer Picnic, 1970

Earth Day Flag

Hawaiian shirt worn by Alan Alda as "Hawkeye" Pierce on television series M*A*S*H

Apple I Microcomputer

Bathing Suit worn by Farrah Fawcett

file cabinet

Youth Vote Purse, 1970s

Youth Vote Shirt, 1970s

26th Amendment

The World’s First Jumbo Jet

Magnavox Odyssey Video Game Unit, 1972

Tennis Dress, worn by Billie Jean King during the "Battle of the Sexes"

Sheena Is a Punk Rocker;Sheena Is a Punk Rocker

Simon Electronic Game, 1978

Prop manacles worn by LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte in Roots

Boxing Gloves worn by Muhammad Ali

Fonzie's Jacket, worn by Henry Winkler on Happy Days

All in the Family record

Proclamation scroll with declaration written by Maya Angelou, 1977

Mister Rogers' Sweater

Tony Hawk's first skateboard

Archie Bunker's Chair from All in the Family

Farrah Fawcett doll with skateboards

Doily used on Bunker living room set table in All in the Family

1977 Honda Civic CVCC Hatchback

Star Wars: A New Hope Lunch Box

Happy Days Lunch Box

Maniac Electronic Game, 1979

Commodore PET 2001 Microcomputer

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)

The Bionic Woman Lunch Box

Poster for presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm

Sesame Street Sign

Sidewall

The Queen's Silver Jubilee 1952–1977


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