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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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National Museum of American History 42 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
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Remove Set Name: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

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

Poster, Si Se Puede Boycott Lettuce and Grapes

Liberty Ale banner

Jacket for the FAMU Marching Band

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

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

The Trial of Billy Jack Movie Poster

Goodbye, Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death Movie Poster

ERA/YES

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

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