A Decade of Images

The 1960s
The 1960s

The 1960s were a very significant point in our history and have had a big effect on us to
this day. The 1960s mood was a beginning of great things because many great things
started in the 1960s that have a great impact on modern society like the civil rights
movement which has become very big impact on our society especially in recent times,
the first super bowl which has developed into the biggest sports event in America, the
beatles which changed the course of music in our history, and many more. The type of
photography that was used the most in the 1960s was photojournalism because many
historical achievements and moments happened in the 1960s and it was the job of
photographers to capture those moments.
November 22, 1963
This is a photo of John F. Kennedy just
before he was shot and killed. This photo
was taken by Abbie Rowe on November
22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas and is an
example of photojournalism. This photo is
a very memorable photo because even
though it seems like a happy and cheerful
photo people still feel sadness when they
see it because they knew what took place
after. This was a very important moment
in history because Kennedy was one of
only four presidents who have been
assassinated and with it being the most
recent makes it very memorable and a
huge moment in American history.
February 9, 1965
This photograph was taken on February 9,
by Ken Regan at the Ed Sullivan show in
New York, and this photo shows a picture
of the band, the Beatles performing on the
show in the peak of their popularity. This
was an iconic moment for the beatles and
the Ed Sullivan show and a key moment in
history. There were many memorable
artists and music that came out in the
1960s and one of those artists was the
Beatles which are one of the most famous
bands of all time and their music is still
very popular to this day. This is an
example of photojournalism.
May 25, 1965
This is a picture of Mohamed Ali on May 25,
1965 when he fought Sonny Liston in the
Boston Garden and won by knockout in the
first round. This photo was taken by Neil
Leifer. There have been many outstanding
athletes over the years, but one of the most
significant ones was Mohamed Ali because not
only did he have to overcome the struggles of
every athlete to become the greatest, but he
also overcame the struggles of discrimination
and was a civil rights activist. This photo is
important because it captured his greatness and
why he is considered one of the greatest
athletes of all time. This would be an example
of sports photography since it captures a very
memorable moment in sports history
March, 1965
This is a photograph of the Selma march that
occurred from March 7 to March 21, 1965. The
Selma march was a march for the civil rights
movement where they marched from Selma to
Montgomery to fight for African-American
citizens to have the right to vote. This photo was
taken by Steve Schapiro. This photo is important
because the civil rights movement was a very
important moment in history and was a step
towards a more just and peaceful world and this
movement was led by Martin Luther King jr.
and you can see him in the photo and he was and
is a huge figure for African-American rights and
this photo captures of a step towards change.
This is an example of photojournalism because it
illustrates the story of the civil rights movement.
January 15, 1967
This is a photo of the very first super bowl
between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas
City Chiefs which took place on January 15,
1967 in the Las Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
This photo was taken by Tony Tomsic and is an
example of sports photography since it is a
photo of a moment during the game. This
photo is important because this photo show the
start of something great because football has
grown to become the most popular sport in
America and the super bowl is one of the most
watched events every year and this is where it
all began. This photo also captures on of the
most important moments in sports history
because this is a photo of the first touchdown
in Super Bowl history.
October 31, 1967
This is a photo of a women confronting
the American National Guard with a
flower during the 1967 anti-Vietnam
march. This photo was taken by Marc
Riboud on october 31, 1967 outside the
pentagon in Washington, D.C. and is an
example of photojournalism because it
tells the story of the people protesting
against the war and is a very powerful
photo. The Vietnam war was a big moment
in world history because many soldiers
lost their life in the war. Another reason
that this war was so impactful was because
of the protests and how many people this
impacted.
December 10, 1967
This is the photo of the Gateway Arch in
St Louis right after it had just been
finished on December 10, 1967. This
photo was taken by Reynold Ferguson and
is an example of architectural photography
because it shows the architectural
greatness of the arch and how big of an
achievement it is. There were many things
built in the 1960s like the Calgary tower
and the Gateway arch and the fact that this
is one of the most famous buildings in
America today makes this a historically
significant photo.
1968
This is a photo of the Venice Beach Rock
Festival which took place sometime
during 1968 and was taken by Dennis
Stock. This photo has significance for the
1960s because it depicts the hippy
movement which began around the 1960s.
Hippies were very big around the 1960s
and 1970s and today we recognize those
decades for those specific things so its
important because it affected how we view
a certain part in time. This photo would be
an example of photojournalism because it
tells the story of the festival and the hippy
movement.
July 20, 1969
This is a photo of Neil Armstrong when he
became the first man on the moon. This
photo was taken by Buzz Aldrin, on July
1969. This photo has historical
significance because it was the first time a
person set foot on another planet other
than Earth and shows the greatness of the
human race and show how far we've really
come technologically. During this time the
Vietnam war was still happening and this
was an amazing way to finish off the
decade. This is an example of
documentary photography since its a
documentation of something in history.
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