These brilliant pictures will give you a feel for what things looked like back in those heady days with our best archive pictures of Preston in the mid-1970s.
See if you recognise any familiar faces or scenes..
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17. Mothers complain about a Mother & Baby competition being held at the Great Exhibition held at Preston Guild Hall
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18. The Mayor of Preston, Coun Ian Hall, taking a dip in Saul Street municipal baths' new £12,000 learner pool, after officially declaring it open. The pool is named after baths superintendent Tom Aldridge who started work with the authority almost 40 years ago
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19. People enjoy themselves at a disco which was being held at the Guild Hall,Preston June 1974
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20. John Brown, the North End goalkeeper, who presented the Preston Cub Scouts 2nd Division championship cup to Anthony Murphy, captain of the 46th Preston (Sacred Heart) team, pictured here with the boys
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