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1970 1979 Collection (page 3)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Asbestos Dump

Asbestos Dump
10th May 1976: A sign reading Danger No Admittance at a Kent asbestos dump at Rainham. (Photo by John Mitchell/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Hanging Up His Boots

Hanging Up His Boots
5th May 1978: Racehorse Liam Brady has retired and is now more likely to be seen treading the turf at Windsor. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Tube Station

Tube Station
24th November 1974: A bleak concrete tunnel leading to Tottenham Court Road Underground Station. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Going Where?

Going Where?
18th December 1975: A lorry with headlights on moving through thick fog. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Fog Slows Traffic

Fog Slows Traffic
2nd January 1973: Thick fog slowing commuters on their way to work through Highgate. (Photo by Graham Wood/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Thumbing A Lift

Thumbing A Lift
circa 1972: Two hippies, carrying all their worldly possessions are hoping for a lift. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Chi Chi

Chi Chi
1st May 1972: The giant panda, Chi Chi, at London zoo. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Colorado Hovercraft

Colorado Hovercraft
14th June 1977: A hovercraft is seen from the side of a ferry. A warning sign about colorado beetles is in evidence. (Photo by Colin Davey/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Herd Of Sheep

Herd Of Sheep
21st December 1975: Flock of sheep in Kent. (Photo by Frank Tewkesbury/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Hungry Chimp

Hungry Chimp
circa 1975: Brenda the chimpanzee eating some cabbage watched by her 2 year old son Freddie. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Festival Force

Festival Force
25th August 1973: Police keep an eye on the crowd at Windsor Pop Festival in Windsor Great Park. (Photo by Tim Graham/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Thar She Blows

Thar She Blows
22nd August 1975: A water spout caused by workmen drilling into a water main. (Photo by Angela Deane-Drummond/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Ban The Juggernauts

Ban The Juggernauts
11th June 1979: A pekinese dog, in a basket, taking part in a demonstration, against juggernauts, held in Cheyne Walk, London. (Photo by Mike Lawn/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Falling Chimney

Falling Chimney
8th April 1974: The demolition of a chimney in Bromley-le-Bow on the site of an old chemical factory. (Photo by Graham Wood/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Chimney Stacks

Chimney Stacks
8th April 1974: The demolition of two chimney stacks in Bromley-le-Bow on the site of an old chemical factory. (Photo by Graham Wood/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Council Slum

Council Slum
circa 1977: Graffiti painted onto a wall in front of a council housing block. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Run Down Flats

Run Down Flats
14th March 1975: An occupied ground floor flat in an otherwise deserted Matilda House, in St Katherine s, Stepney, East London. (Photo by Angela Deane-Drummond/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Health Foods

Health Foods
17th June 1970: Baldwinss heath shop a collection of 600 dried herbs and spices. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Public Urinal

Public Urinal
6th April 1971: A pissoir on the banks of the river Liffey in Dublin. (Photo by H. J. Allen/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Cat Up Tree

Cat Up Tree
23rd March 1979: A cat up a tree at Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. (Photo by Mike Moore/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Swan In Park

Swan In Park
14th May 1979: A swan and blossom in St James Park, central London. (Photo by Jon Player/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Swans In Park

Swans In Park
14th May 1979: Black swans and blossom in St James Park, central London. (Photo by Jon Player/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Rubbish Pile

Rubbish Pile
8th February 1979: Piles of rubbish near Charing Cross Hospital in Hammersmith, London, during the dustmens strike. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Question Mark

Question Mark
September 1975: An upright piece of scrap metal and concrete forms a monumental question mark overlooking Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Kingsley Amis

Kingsley Amis
13th August 1975: British novelist and comic writer Kingsley Amis (1922 - 1995) looks unsure about his glass of wine. (Photo by Tim Graham/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Tourists Rowing

Tourists Rowing
21st August 1978: Tourists to London rowing a boat on a lake. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: National Theatre

National Theatre
1976: Fireworks being set off at the site of the National Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Guy The Gorilla

Guy The Gorilla
6th June 1973: A close-up of Guy, the most famous gorilla in London Zoo, Regents Park. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Ladies Of The Night

Ladies Of The Night
30th October 1979: Prostitutes still ply their trade under the glare of the street lamps, but the police are never far away. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Winnie The Cat

Winnie The Cat
4th October 1971: A fine example of a statesman cat, Winston Churchill aged 21. (Photo by Aubrey Hart/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Tiger Roars

Tiger Roars
4th June 1976: A tiger at London Zoo. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Who Did You Vote For

Who Did You Vote For
2nd May 1979: Two dogs, Tashy and Lucky, parked outside the Kensington polling station whilst their owner exercises his or her constitutional right. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Old Cat In The Hat

Old Cat In The Hat
22nd August 1977: A twenty-seven year old cat celebrates her birthday; an age equivalent to 189 in human terms. (Photo by Colin Davey/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Polar Bear Close-Up

Polar Bear Close-Up
17th June 1971: A close-up of a sleepy-looking polar bear. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Channel Tunnel

Channel Tunnel
21st January 1975: The view from inside the Channel Tunnel under construction at Shakespeares Cliff. (Photo by Graham Wood/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Druid Ceremony

Druid Ceremony
25th June 1971: Druids holding hands during a ceremony on Hampstead Heath, north London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Racehorse And Colt

Racehorse And Colt
18th March 1977: The racehorse Strip the Willow and her unnamed colt at Sandringham, Norfolk. The colt will be presented to Queen Elizabeth II on her return from her Far Eastern tour

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Hackney High Rise

Hackney High Rise
14th February 1977: Tower block housing in Hackney. (Photo by Colin Davey/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Bank of England

Bank of England
1970: The magnificent facade of the Bank of England. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Heavy Fall

Heavy Fall
4th January 1979: Abandoned cars littering the side of the Eastchurch Road on the Isle of Sheppey after a heavy fall of snow. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Snow Scene

Snow Scene
11th April 1978: A quiet street looking pretty after a heavy snow fall. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Rubbish Pile Up

Rubbish Pile Up
2nd December 1970: Rubbish piled up in a Leicester Square during the dustmens strike. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: River Police

River Police
13th October 1976: A police boat at speed on the river Thames in London, with Tower Bridge behind. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Slow Going

Slow Going
12th February 1970: A lorry battling through a snow blizzard. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Solar Homes

Solar Homes
circa 1979: Solar panels fitted to the roofs of a row of terraced houses. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Speed Trap

Speed Trap
1st December 1978: PC Alex McHattie aiming a radar speed gun (VASCA) at a car. (Photo by Roy Chaplin/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: Battersea Landmark

Battersea Landmark
30th August 1978: The gothic-style towers of Battersea Power Station, designed by leading architect Giles Scott, on the bank of the river Thames. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background image1970 1979 Collection: London Bridge Station

London Bridge Station
8th November 1971: An employee in a control room at London Bridge Station, London. (Photo by John Minihan/Evening Standard/Getty Images)



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