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Hippie Happening: As the counterculture pushed
back constraints and boundaries, some activities defied
categorization. This “happening” was one unusual
experiment.
Catalog ID: 92088 |
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Love-In: The Boomers’ parents were perplexed by
events like this love-in with flowers falling from the
sky. As the narrator says, “Brace yourself for it and
prepare to meet… a hippie.”
Catalog ID: 172001, 42499 |
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The Brain on Drugs: Young people sought to “open”
their minds, often with the help of hallucinogens. This
trippy animation attempted to simulate the effects.
Catalog ID: 312170 |
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Anti-Drug Film: Growing drug use inspired
educational films like this one about LSD.
Catalog ID: 313588 |
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Music Festivals: Hippies saw music as a unifying,
expressive medium for their generation. Music festivals
drew huge crowds.
Catalog ID: 318522, 38719 |
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San Francisco: The “mecca” for flower children
was San Francisco, particularly the Haight-Ashbury area.
Some local hippies tried to erase the name that gave
them fame, but to no avail.
Catalog ID: 498040, 425376 |
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Protests: Anti-war sentiments increased over the
course of the Vietnam War. WPA’s collection features
lesser-seen demonstrations from local news and home
movies, as well as major stories from newsreels.
Catalog ID: 318375, 318376 |
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Communal Living: New attitudes gave rise to new
living arrangements. Anthropologist Margaret Mead
believed communes would become more common in the
future.
Catalog ID: 499974 |
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Hippie Fashions: No matter how “far out” the
latest trend, it was never beyond the reach of
capitalist entrepreneurs. Designers gladly produced
hippie-inspired fashions for young people eager to buy.
Catalog ID: 42601, 42563 |
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For more information: The WPA Film Library offers
a large range of material from this era, including great
music performances from the likes of Janis Joplin, Pete
Seeger, James Brown, and many others. To request FREE
research from our knowledgeable staff, please contact
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