Take a trip to the 1970s with the Smithsonian's collections. Held in trust for the American people, 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.
1970s: A Decade in the Collections
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Summer Picnic, 1970
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Earth Day Flag
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Watergate Breaks Wide Open
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Hawaiian shirt worn by Alan Alda as "Hawkeye" Pierce on television series M*A*S*H
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Float Like a Butterfly...Sting Like a Bee
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Muhammad Ali
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Apple I Microcomputer
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Farrah Fawcett
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Bathing Suit worn by Farrah Fawcett
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file cabinet
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Samuel Ervin
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Youth Vote Purse, 1970s
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Youth Vote Shirt, 1970s
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26th Amendment
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The World’s First Jumbo Jet
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Richard Nixon
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Magnavox Odyssey Video Game Unit, 1972
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Tennis Dress, worn by Billie Jean King during the "Battle of the Sexes"
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Sheena Is a Punk Rocker;Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
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Farewell
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Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell
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Simon Electronic Game, 1978
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Boxing Gloves worn by Muhammad Ali
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Prop manacles worn by LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte in Roots
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