They capture familiar faces, forgotten places and local legends from throughout the decade.
This retro picture gallery shows how different streets around the North West, including Blackpool, Burnley, Wigan, Preston, Liverpool and Manchester, looked all those years ago.
It features old pubs and lost shops, plus some of the characters who worked there, and a team of heroes with a head for heights.
Events of the day are captured too, including the Royal Lancashire Show, a very rainy Bickersall Festival, and an It’s a Knockout competition.
Screaming fans at a David Essex concert, Lulu on stage in the panto, and a publicity stunt for the latest James Bond movie are among the other eye-catching photos.
If you’re looking for more 70s nostalgia, why not check out our look at 9 things that made a perfect weekend back then.
13. At the bus stop
A group of men wait at a bus stop in Trafford, Manchester, in 1971 | Getty Images Photo: Romano Cagnoni/Hulton Archive
14. Adoring fans
Screaming fans at a David Essex concert at the Belvue in Manchester, in October 1975 | Getty Images Photo: John Madden/Keystone
15. 70s buses
A general view of buses and other traffic moving past offices in the Piccadilly development, Manchester, in November 1970 | Getty Images Photo: RDImages/Epics
16. River Mersey
Boats on the River Mersey, in Liverpool, sail past the Royal Liver Building in November 1970 | Getty Images Photo: RDImages/Epics