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.
9. Shopping at Blacketts
Blacketts department store was a Sunderland institution that ran for nearly 150 years before closing in 1972. Today, it is the Hillcarter Hotel. | Sunderland Echo
10. Swimming lessons at lost baths
Most children remember learning how to swim at their local pool, but many of those swimming baths have been lost over the years. Pupils from St Cuthberts School are pictured here during a swimming lesson at Seaton Baths, in Hartlepool, in 1972. Seaton Baths closed in 1976 and was demolished two years later. | Hartlepool Mail
11. Skateboarding days
Your knees may not be up to it today but if you grew up in the 70s there's a good chance you had a skateboard. Pictured here are young skateboarders in South Shields in 1978. | Shields Gazette Photo: Shields Gazette
12. The 'ungodly' smell from old works
Anyone who lived near the old Steetley Magnesite works in Hartlepool, pictured here in 1970, will remember the smell. It has been described as an 'ungodly mix of chlorine and rotten eggs'. The works closed in 2005, and the landmark 230ft chimney was demolished in 2012. | National World