They capture scenes from around the North East back then, including much-missed lost shops, cinemas and swimming pools.
This retro photo gallery shows how we lived back then, from everyday events, like trips on the bus and train, to big occasions like the Santa parade, funfairs and circus shows.
The nostalgic images will help you relive your childhood, whether it was spent whizzing through town on your skateboard, hanging out at the shopping centre, or admiring the animals at the long-lost safari park.
What was your favourite thing to do as a child in the 70s, and do these photos bring back any memories for you?
If these pictures have got you all misty-eyed, you might enjoy this nostalgic look back at things you can’t do anymore in the North East but we wish you still could.
1. Lost toy shops
Life didn't get much better when you were a child than a trip to the toy shop. Among the fondly remembered toy shops we've lost over the years is Rippons, in South Shields, pictured here in the 1970s. | Shields Gazette
2. Trips to the cinema
The Classic cinema on Haymarket/Northumberland Street, Newcastle, is pictured here in 1970, with The Canton Chinese Restaurant and Maynards sweet shop also forming part of the cinema complex. Thecinema opened as the Tatler in 1937, changed its name to the Classic in 1969 and closed in 1980 | Newcastle Libraries Photo: Newcastle Libraries
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3. Lost department store
Binns department store on Fawcett Street, Sunderland, was a popular place to shop in the 70s. It closed in 1993. | Sunderland Echo
4. Seeing the animals at Lambton Lion Park
Many people have fond memories of seeing the animals at Lambton Lion Park in Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. The giraffes are pictured here being fed in July 1972. The safari drive-through attraction closed in 1980. | Sunderland Echo