The U.S.A in 1969-70 Through Wonderful Color Photos

   
The U.S.A in 1969-70 Through Wonderful Color Photos

Although best associated with its counter-culture (flower-power) and music, the 1960s was a tumultuous period in American history.

 
The pressures of Civil Rights and racial equality, combined with increasingly violent political radicalism, stretched the fabric of American society. Overseas, the Cold War and the struggle to contain the further spread of Communism dominated national policy.
 
While America was becoming polarized at home, it had to present a strong front internationally. It was vitally important for the U.S. to become a bulwark against the spread of Communist-inspired insurgencies in Latin America. They were simply “too close to home” and posed a threat to a fragile and divided America.
 
These wonderful photos from Past of a Stranger that show what life looked like in the U.S in 1969 and 1970.
 
Chicago, 1969

 

Chicago, 1969

 

Chicago, 1969

 

Chicago, 1969

 

Chicago, 1969

 

Chicago, 1969

 

Chicago, 1969

 

 
Chicago, 1969

 

Chicago, 1969

 

 
Chicago, 1969

 

Chicago, 1969

 

 
Chicago, 1969

 

Cleveland, 1969

 

 
Cleveland, 1969

 

Cleveland, 1969

 

 
Cleveland, 1969

 

Cleveland, 1969

 

 
Detroit, 1970

 

Detroit, 1970

 

 
Detroit, 1970

 

New York City, 1970

 

 
New York City, 1970

 

New York City, 1970

 

 
New York City, 1970

 

New York City, 1970

 

 
New York City, 1970

 

New York City, 1970

 

 
New York City, 1970

 

New York City, 1970

 

New York City, 1970

 

 
New York City, 1970

 

New York City, 1970

 

New York City, 1970

 

 
New York City, 1970

 

Oklahoma, 1970

 

Oklahoma, 1970

 

 
Oklahoma, 1970

 


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