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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 Museum of American History 48 Filter by term Exclude term
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
Posters 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Microcomputers 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative arts 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Lunchboxes 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Sound recordings 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Appliances 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Exterior views 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Latin 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 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 71 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 7 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 35 Filter by term Exclude term
California 12 Filter by term Exclude term
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New York City 7 Filter by term Exclude term
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Los Angeles 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
Popular Entertainment 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment 17 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Computers & Business Machines 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Family & Social Life 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Medicine and Science: Computers 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Amusements 21 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 21 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Politics 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Government 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Women 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Television 11 Filter by term Exclude term

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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)

John Travolta (with Karen Gorney)

The Bionic Woman Lunch Box

Natalia Makarova in "Dying Swan"

Poster for presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm

Sesame Street Sign

Sidewall

Gerald Ford

Patty Hearst

The Queen's Silver Jubilee 1952–1977

Nana

Experimental Compact Fluorescent Lamp

1973 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon

Kermit the Frog Puppet

The Hot New Rich

Roberto Clemente

Poster, Si Se Puede Boycott Lettuce and Grapes

Liberty Ale banner

Jacket for the FAMU Marching Band

Baseball Jersey worn by Pittsburgh Pirate Roberto Clemente

Apple II Microcomputer

Altair 8800 Microcomputer

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

C-3PO, from Return of the Jedi

Demand Your Rights! March On Washington

Winter hat used by Special Olympian Marty Sheets at the 1977 Winter Special Olympics Games

Burger King

Drum, amplifier, and accessories

Drum, amplifier, and accessories

Jacket worn by Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson on The Jeffersons

Jimmy Carter

Saturday Night; Saturday Night

National Semiconductor Quiz Kid Electronic Game

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