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1970 1979 Collection

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Guy The Gorilla, Regents Park Zoo

Guy The Gorilla, Regents Park Zoo
4th November 1974: A close-up of Guy, the best remembered gorilla who lived at Regents Park Zoo. He arrived on 5 November 1947, Guy Fawkes Day, hence his name ‘Guy'

Background image1970 1979 Collection: The Twin Towers

The Twin Towers
The twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, designed by American architect Minoru Yamasaki, 1974. (Photo by Peter Keegan/Keystone/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Inter-City 125

Inter-City 125
15th May 1978: The Scotsman, the high speed, Inter-City 125 train, gliding out of Londons Kings Cross station, on its way to Edinburgh

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Royal Victoria Docks

Royal Victoria Docks
12th June 1972: Ships at the Royal Victoria Docks, London. (Photo by Chris Djukanovic/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Dulux Dog Drunk

Dulux Dog Drunk
22nd August 1972: Dash, the famous old English sheep dog who has starred in the Dulux paint commercials for 12 years at the reception held in honour of his retirement

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Bavarian Castle

Bavarian Castle
25th August 1970: Neuschwanstein Castle dominates the surrounding tree tops of Bavaria, Germany. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein
20th February 1970: American composer, conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990). (Photo by William H. Alden/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Bloodhounds

Bloodhounds
23rd October 1978: Four bloodhounds participating in Windsor Forest Hunt. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Steel Foundry

Steel Foundry
19th January 1978: The steel foundry at Corby. (Photo by Colin Davey/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Hells Angels

Hells Angels
9th June 1972: Members of the Wolverhampton Hells Angels at Bardney festival. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Vietnam War

Vietnam War
A Photograph of US Soldiers Walking through Mist in the Cam-Lo Valley, Vietnam, circa 1970. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Brighton Belle

Brighton Belle
20th March 1970: The Brighton Belle train near Victoria Station, London, on its way to Brighton. (Photo by Victor Drees/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: The National Theate

The National Theate
25th April 1975: The National Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames is nearing completion. Designed by architect Sir Denys Lasdun. (Photo by Graham Wood/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams
US playwright Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983) reclining with a glass. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Princess Louise

Princess Louise
24th April 1979: Exterior of the Princess Louise public house, London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Two manual workers on ladders painting house exterior, (B&W)

Two manual workers on ladders painting house exterior, (B&W)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Okapi

Okapi
9th August 1979: An Okapi feeding at London Zoo. (Photo by Fred Mott/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Austin Morris

Austin Morris
30th August 1979: An Austin Seven pictured before the Mini name became popular. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Tights and Shorts 70s Style

Tights and Shorts 70s Style
7th June 1976: Models, Lynn and Christine, wearing a new style of tights and shorts from the Aristoc range. (Photo by Jones/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: The Rocks, Sydney, Australia

The Rocks, Sydney, Australia
View over the Rocks, a tourist and historic area of Sydneys city centre. The street leads to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and to the right is the Sydney Opera House. Photo has a purple colour tone

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Abandoned Lorry

Abandoned Lorry
26th February 1976: A lorry which has been abandoned at Surrey Docks, south-east London. (Photo by E. Milsom/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Person about to step on banana skin

Person about to step on banana skin
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: Person wearing stack heeled shoes and bell bottoms, about to step on a banana skin. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Seawise University

Seawise University
The old name Queen Elizabeth is still visible above the new title Seawise University, during the refitting of the former Cunard vessel at Port Everglades, Florida

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Corgis In Dog Show

Corgis In Dog Show
1976: Corgis taking part in a dog show at Olympia exhibition centre, London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Dynamo generator, historical illustration

Dynamo generator, historical illustration
Antique illustration of a three-phase motor

Background image1970 1979 Collection: SA 330 Helicopter

SA 330 Helicopter
29th January 1971: The SA 330 PUMA tactical-support helicopters in flight at Yeovil in Somerset. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: A Sloppy Joe

A Sloppy Joe
A close-up view of a sloppy joe sandwich, ca.1970s. A sloppy joe sandwich is typically made of ground beef, tomato sauce, and onions, served on a bun. (Photo by Tom Kelley/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Battersea Controls

Battersea Controls
30th August 1978: An interior view of Battersea Power Station, an Art Deco building in south London, showing scientific instruments and controls. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Ready For The Votes

Ready For The Votes
6th June 1975: Earls Court laid out for counting the EEC referendum ballot forms. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Nat West Tower

Nat West Tower
circa 1977: The exterior of the National Westminster Bank in Bishopsgate, London, under construction. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Mannequin hands and arms

Mannequin hands and arms
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: Mannequin hands and arms in pile of artificial limbs. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: San Francisco skyline

San Francisco skyline
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: San Francisco skyline, with Trans America Building. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Easter Bonnets

Easter Bonnets
6th April 1971: Three wide-brimmed Easter bonnets. (Photo by Sydney O Meara/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Baby Giraffe

Baby Giraffe
25th May 1979: Monty, the six day old giraffe, finds his feet when making his first public appearance at London Zoo, his mother and a curious zebra completing the picture

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Jungle Warfare

Jungle Warfare
circa 1970: Rear view of a soldier wading waist-high through a river during combat in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Preston Moore/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Great Dane And Kitten

Great Dane And Kitten
June 1973: Great Dane Moss consumes at least 51 lb of meat and 4 eggs daily which helps to give him the vital statistics of a world champion

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Camel And Rook

Camel And Rook
16th September 1971: A rook resting on a camels head in an enclosure at Chessington Zoo, Surrey. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: DC machine

DC machine
Antique illustration of a DC machine

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Helios, Model for Electricity

Helios, Model for Electricity
Dynamo generator Helios, Model for Electricity

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Siemens, revolving field, model for Electricity

Siemens, revolving field, model for Electricity
Antique illustration of a Siemens, revolving field, model for Electricity

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Japanese Castle

Japanese Castle
8th October 1971: Himeji Castle at Himeji, Japan. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Winning Picture

Winning Picture
4th July 1972: An abandoned car and a ruined piece of architecture stand as relics of the past in front of a modern skyscraper. An entry in the Society 72 photography exhibition in Cologne

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Trailing Vortex

Trailing Vortex
19th May 1970: The tornado effect left in the wake of aeroplanes which can last for several minutes and may cause serious accidents as pilots follow aircraft into apparantly calm air

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Pithead Scene

Pithead Scene
10th November 1970: The pithead at Glamorgan, which was affected by a massive unofficial strike in 1970. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington
circa 1974: American big band leader and legendary jazz pianist Duke (Edward Kennedy) Ellington (1899 - 1974), composer of between 2000 and 5000 tunes. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Long Sprint

Long Sprint
6th June 1972: Speedboats participating in the London to Monte Carlo race cross the Solent to the Isle of Wight. They are leaving a long line of wake. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Mid-Air Refuelling

Mid-Air Refuelling
24th June 1971: A US Air Force tanker refuels a research plane in mid-air. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)



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