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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

Farrah Fawcett

Samuel Ervin

Charlie's Angels

The World’s First Jumbo Jet

Richard Nixon

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

Farewell

Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell

John Wesley Dean, III

Natalia Makarova in "Dying Swan"

Gerald Ford

The Hot New Rich

Jacket for the FAMU Marching Band

Baseball Jersey worn by Pittsburgh Pirate Roberto Clemente

Drum, amplifier, and accessories

Drum, amplifier, and accessories

Jimmy Carter

Gerald Ford and family

Costume jumpsuit for a Quadling in The Wiz on Broadway

Jack Nicholson

Mary Tyler Moore Cast Photo from Fifth Season, 1974

Harvey Milk, 18th & Castro Streets, San Francisco

Glen Campbell

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