Baby Boomers run the world, something that's been true since the generation came of age in the '60s and '70s. But while you can argue they've crashed society's ship into a cushy retirement resort while taking the life rafts with them, they also used to be ambitious spring chicken pecking for golden grains.
We all know what boomers look like now, (just take a trip to your local Walmart), but what did they look like in their heyday? Here are 20 behind the curtains photos of history's largest generation.
1
Enjoying Summer
Friends in the late 1970s.
2
High School Graduation
A couple in the 1970s.
3
A 17-Year-Old
A yearbook photo from the 1970s.
4
Precious Cargo
Vietnam in the early 1970s.
5
Lynda Carter
In the early 1970s, before she became Wonder Woman.
6
Going Out
Getting ready in the 1970s.
7
Harrison Ford
In a kitchen in the late 1970s.
8
A Teenage Couple
On their way to prom in the 1970s.
9
High School Friends
Rocking in the 1970s.
10
“My Dad and His Racecar”
Looking things over in the 1970s.
11
Marcheline Bertrand
Angelina Jolie’s mother, 1970s.
12
A Load of Crow
A dude and a bird in the 1970s.
13
A Couple’s Portrait
Chester County, South Carolina, 1970s.
14
Actress Rachel McLish
Working at the local Golds Gym during the very late 1970s before she became the first Ms Olympia.
15
Vintage Style
A headshot from the 1970s.
16
A 1970s Bedroom
With a 1970s teenager.
17
“My Grandmother”
“Working in Japan in the 1970s.”
18
A Dude in His Arm Chair
Relaxing in the 1970s.
19
“My Sister”
Yosemite National Park in the 1970s.
20
“My Dad in the Early 1970s”
“He taught high school English in my hometown for 35 years.”
