34 More Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1974

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 12/02/2024 in wow

In 1974, West Germany and East Germany faced off in the World Cup, held in West Germany. West Germany went on to win the match, and the World Cup later on in the tournament.

Check out a photo from the championship match against the Netherlands, and many other pics that show what life was like in 1974.

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1.
Richard O'Brien and Tim Curry Circa 1974.
2.
Barmitzvah photos from 1974.
3.
Sao Paulo Brazil, Feb 1st 1974. Rescue of survivors from roof of Joelma Building after the worst high rise fire in history.
4.
West Germany vs Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup final. The final score was 2-1 to West Germany. July 7th, 1974.
5.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 1974.
6.
1974 New York Auto Show.
7.
Royal Princess Anne visits her bodyguard Jim Beaton in hospital, after he was shot three times protecting her from an attempted kidnapping.
8.
Gordie Howe cup checks a Soviet player, 1974.
9.
Swedish pop group ABBA celebrate winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest on stage at the Brighton Dome in England on April 6, 1974, with their song Waterloo.
10.
Donald Sutherland posing with his Czechoslovak Jawa 250. 1974.
11.
A miner waiting to go to work during the night shift at the Virginia- Pocahontas Coal Company mine, 1974.
12.
A smallpox vaccination center in Bihar, India, 1974.
13.
May Day demonstration in Warsaw, Poland, 1974.
14.
John Cleese playing Football in between takes of Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1974.
15.
Times Square in 1974.
16.
“My dad. Circa 1974.”
17.
The still shiny and new Lincoln Mall in Matteson Illinois, 1974.
18.
Waitresses at a bar in Philadelphia. 1974.
19.
17p for fish and chips in 1974.
20.
Mary Wallace, the first female bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority, 1974.
21.
Mel Brooks taking out the cast of Young Frankenstein for lunch during filming, 1974.
22.
Living Room Decor, 1974.
23.
A Seattle street in 1974.
24.
25.
Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston at his home on Mulholland Dr, 1974.
26.
Tom Jones cutting his 34th birthday cake at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, 1974.
27.
Summertime in Hermosa Beach, CA 1974.
28.
John Wayne introduces his son to Joe Namath in 1974.
29.
Eugene Levy, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Rosemary Radcliffe and John Candy.
30.
31.
Dixie Cruise-in, near Franklin, Ohio, 1974.
32.
Phillipe Petit illegally strung a tightrope between the near-complete Twin Towers and walked across in bell-bottoms, 1974.
33.
Waiting in line to purchase gas in San Jose, California. March 15, 1974.
34.
Staff of Disc Records at Almeda Mall in Houston, Texas, 1974.

1.
Richard O'Brien and Tim Curry Circa 1974.
2.
Barmitzvah photos from 1974.
3.
Sao Paulo Brazil, Feb 1st 1974. Rescue of survivors from roof of Joelma Building after the worst high rise fire in history.
4.
West Germany vs Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup final. The final score was 2-1 to West Germany. July 7th, 1974.
5.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 1974.
6.
1974 New York Auto Show.
7.
Royal Princess Anne visits her bodyguard Jim Beaton in hospital, after he was shot three times protecting her from an attempted kidnapping.
8.
Gordie Howe cup checks a Soviet player, 1974.
9.
Swedish pop group ABBA celebrate winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest on stage at the Brighton Dome in England on April 6, 1974, with their song Waterloo.
10.
Donald Sutherland posing with his Czechoslovak Jawa 250. 1974.
11.
A miner waiting to go to work during the night shift at the Virginia- Pocahontas Coal Company mine, 1974.
12.
A smallpox vaccination center in Bihar, India, 1974.
13.
May Day demonstration in Warsaw, Poland, 1974.
14.
John Cleese playing Football in between takes of Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1974.
15.
Times Square in 1974.
16.
“My dad. Circa 1974.”
17.
The still shiny and new Lincoln Mall in Matteson Illinois, 1974.
18.
Waitresses at a bar in Philadelphia. 1974.
19.
17p for fish and chips in 1974.
20.
Mary Wallace, the first female bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority, 1974.
21.
Mel Brooks taking out the cast of Young Frankenstein for lunch during filming, 1974.
22.
Living Room Decor, 1974.
23.
A Seattle street in 1974.
24.
25.
Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston at his home on Mulholland Dr, 1974.
26.
Tom Jones cutting his 34th birthday cake at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, 1974.
27.
Summertime in Hermosa Beach, CA 1974.
28.
John Wayne introduces his son to Joe Namath in 1974.
29.
Eugene Levy, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Rosemary Radcliffe and John Candy.
30.
31.
Dixie Cruise-in, near Franklin, Ohio, 1974.
32.
Phillipe Petit illegally strung a tightrope between the near-complete Twin Towers and walked across in bell-bottoms, 1974.
33.
Waiting in line to purchase gas in San Jose, California. March 15, 1974.
34.
Staff of Disc Records at Almeda Mall in Houston, Texas, 1974.