Top 50+ Photos That Define the 1960s
- #1: Martin Luther King Jr. delivering the “I Have a Dream” speech
- #3: Woodstock Festival crowd (1969)
- #4: John F. Kennedy’s inauguration (1961)
- #6: Elvis Presley performing on stage
- #7: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival (1965)
- #9: Marilyn Monroe’s iconic white dress moment
- #10: Andy Warhol with his Campbell’s Soup Cans
- #12: Families gathered around the television
- #13: People dining in a restaurant together
- #15: Sunday picnics in the park
- #16: A Volkswagen Beetle parked on a city street
- #18: Children riding bikes
- #19: A family road trip in the station wagon
- #21: High school students in class
- #22: High school prom night with couples dancing
- #24: College students protesting for civil rights
- #25: A school band performing at a local parade
- #27: Men in tailored suits and skinny ties
- #28: Teenagers wearing bell-bottom jeans and tie-dye shirts
- #30: A brightly colored family posing for Easter
- #31: Martin Luther King Jr. leading the Selma to Montgomery march
- #33: Protesters holding signs during anti-war demonstrations
- #34: The signing of significant civil rights legislation
- #36: A woman standing in front of a wall tagged with graffiti
- #37: Children reading comic books
- #39: Bookstores displaying bestsellers in their windows
- #40: A sculptor posing with his piece
- #42: Farmers harvesting crops in golden fields
- #43: Children playing hopscotch on the sidewalk
- #45: A powerful freight train loaded with heavy cargo
- #46: A Fourth of July parade with marching bands
- #48: Birthday parties with cake and balloons
- #49: Couples dancing at wedding receptions

From the ordinary to the extraordinary, the famous to the infamous, we’re looking at 50 images that defined the 1960s: the feeling, the issues, the people.
#1: Martin Luther King Jr. delivering the “I Have a Dream” speech

#3: Woodstock Festival crowd (1969)

#4: John F. Kennedy’s inauguration (1961)

#6: Elvis Presley performing on stage

#7: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival (1965)

#9: Marilyn Monroe’s iconic white dress moment

#10: Andy Warhol with his Campbell’s Soup Cans

#12: Families gathered around the television

#13: People dining in a restaurant together

#15: Sunday picnics in the park

#16: A Volkswagen Beetle parked on a city street

#18: Children riding bikes

#19: A family road trip in the station wagon

#21: High school students in class

#22: High school prom night with couples dancing

#24: College students protesting for civil rights

#25: A school band performing at a local parade

#27: Men in tailored suits and skinny ties

#28: Teenagers wearing bell-bottom jeans and tie-dye shirts

#30: A brightly colored family posing for Easter

#31: Martin Luther King Jr. leading the Selma to Montgomery march

#33: Protesters holding signs during anti-war demonstrations

#34: The signing of significant civil rights legislation

#36: A woman standing in front of a wall tagged with graffiti

#37: Children reading comic books

#39: Bookstores displaying bestsellers in their windows

#40: A sculptor posing with his piece

#42: Farmers harvesting crops in golden fields

#43: Children playing hopscotch on the sidewalk

#45: A powerful freight train loaded with heavy cargo

#46: A Fourth of July parade with marching bands

#48: Birthday parties with cake and balloons

#49: Couples dancing at wedding receptions
