The 1970s were a pretty interesting time with some crazy fashions. Young boys wore leisure suits (if their parents dressed them that way…mine did), girls had “Farrah Fawcet” hair, and the decor was oranges, browns, and greens. Disco, hippies, bell-bottoms, and the “me decade.” Shall we visit?
- Lake of the Ozarks State Park, June 1973
Wikimedia/ By Bill Kuykendall, Photographer Pam Schumacher, waitress, poses for a photograph at “The Clown,” a floating restaurant at Osage Beach.
- Lake of the Ozarks, June 1973
Wikimedia/ By Bill Kuykendall, Photographer A nearby rubbish heap doesn’t faze this sunbather on a rocky shore.
- Lake of the Ozarks, June 1973
Wikimedia/ By Bill Kuykendall, Photographer Steadying a runabout along a rocky beach at Horseshoe Bend. This spit of land is as remote and undisturbed as can be found anywhere in the lake area.
- Lake of the Ozarks, June 1973
Wikimedia/ By Bill Kuykendall, Photographer Water Patrol supervisor, Dan Needham, stops to refuel at Bikini Beach, a floating service station with a self-explanatory name. The attendant is Jill Phillips, a college student working summers.
- Ozark Music Festival, Sedalia, July 20, 1974
Wikimedia/ By Matthew’s Photos - Matthew Schlenker, Public Domain Stage left.
- The 1976 Republican National Convention at Kemper Arena in Kansas City.
Wikimedia/ By William Fitz-Patrick Vice-Presidential Candidate Bob Dole is on the far left, then Nancy Reagan. Ronald Reagan is at the center shaking hands with President Gerald Ford. Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller is just to the right of Ford, followed by Susan Ford and First Lady Betty Ford.
- “My late sister and dog in Missouri sometime in the early 1970s.” –Alan
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- 12th Street in the early morning looking south toward the Kansas River, Kansas City, June 1973.
Wikimedia/ By Paik, Kenneth, 1940-2006, Photographer Junk cars are being brought to a local factory that processes scrap metal.
- Kansas City, early 1970s
Flickr/ Allen
- Poor Freddies Bar, Kansas City, 1973.
Flickr/ Allen
- Girl on car, St. Louis 1973
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- Dancers at a party, St. Louis 1974
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- Preschool Photo, 1973
Flickr/ Kevin Harber
- Teenage girls, Springfield, 1970s.
Flickr/ David Amsler
- Little Allen, Kansas City North, 1973
Flickr/ Allen
- Richard, Alice, Jerry, Mary, and Ernie, November 1972.
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- Wedding Photo, 1971
Flickr/ Rob Thurman
- Men with guitars, St. Louis, 1975
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- Penguin Park, Kansas City, 1970s
Flickr/ Robert Huffstutter Penguin Park has been a Kansas City landmark for nearly 50 years. In the 1970s, Penguin Park was one of the most popular parks in the northern sector of the city. It began with the landmark penguin and other attractions were added over the years.
- Boys dressed for Halloween as Charlie Chaplin hobos, Kirkwood, 1970s
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Which picture was your favorite? I love the kids at Penguin Park. In fact, I think I had that shirt the little girl is wearing. Were you in Missouri in the 1970s? Share your photos, comments, and stories below.
Wikimedia/ By Bill Kuykendall, Photographer
Pam Schumacher, waitress, poses for a photograph at “The Clown,” a floating restaurant at Osage Beach.
A nearby rubbish heap doesn’t faze this sunbather on a rocky shore.
Steadying a runabout along a rocky beach at Horseshoe Bend. This spit of land is as remote and undisturbed as can be found anywhere in the lake area.
Water Patrol supervisor, Dan Needham, stops to refuel at Bikini Beach, a floating service station with a self-explanatory name. The attendant is Jill Phillips, a college student working summers.
Wikimedia/ By Matthew’s Photos - Matthew Schlenker, Public Domain
Stage left.
Wikimedia/ By William Fitz-Patrick
Vice-Presidential Candidate Bob Dole is on the far left, then Nancy Reagan. Ronald Reagan is at the center shaking hands with President Gerald Ford. Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller is just to the right of Ford, followed by Susan Ford and First Lady Betty Ford.
Flickr/ Alan
Wikimedia/ By Paik, Kenneth, 1940-2006, Photographer
Junk cars are being brought to a local factory that processes scrap metal.
Flickr/ Allen
Flickr/ rockygirl05
Flickr/ Kevin Harber
Flickr/ David Amsler
Flickr/ Rob Thurman
Flickr/ Robert Huffstutter
Penguin Park has been a Kansas City landmark for nearly 50 years. In the 1970s, Penguin Park was one of the most popular parks in the northern sector of the city. It began with the landmark penguin and other attractions were added over the years.
Flickr/ DiscourseMarker
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