25 Pictures From The 1960’s Offer An Inside Look At The ‘Hippy’ Era

Originally Published on Truth Theory (with permission)

Marijuana, free love and an endless amount of music festivals. How are these three things related? They were commonly experienced by those who identified (and maybe still do) as “hippies” in the 1960’s.

The era in which a counterculture movement of peace, love and freedom sprang up will forever be remembered by those who seek to erase division and form a society which protects all. Though this notion is somewhat romantic, most of the people in the following photos believed it was possible. It is for this reason the historic images are so incredible.

Following are 25 pictures from the 1960’s that offer an inside look at the hippy era:

A Couple Standing in the Midst of Woodstock 1969

1967, Woburn Abbey, Hippies enjoy themselves at the 1967 Woburn Abbey Love In (Photo by Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images)

A hippy is pictured topless in the crowd at Knebworth rock festival in 1979.. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Remember this was the era of free love…

Three Young Hippies Passing Around a Joint in the midst of all the commotion.

Music Festivals, pic: 22nd June 1970, A young woman topless and covered in body paint draws onlookers at the Music Festival of the Rising Sun at Mantorf, Sweden (Photo by Bentley Archive/Popperfoto/Getty Images)