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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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Watergate Breaks Wide Open

Float Like a Butterfly...Sting Like a Bee

Muhammad Ali

Farrah Fawcett

Samuel Ervin

Charlie's Angels

Richard Nixon

Farewell

Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell

John Wesley Dean, III

John Travolta (with Karen Gorney)

Natalia Makarova in "Dying Swan"

Gerald Ford

Patty Hearst

The Hot New Rich

Jimmy Carter

Gerald Ford and family

Jack Nicholson

Mary Tyler Moore Cast Photo from Fifth Season, 1974

Harvey Milk, 18th & Castro Streets, San Francisco

Glen Campbell

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