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.
21. Animals at the circus
Elephants, lions and other animals were a common sight at the circus in the 70s. An elephant is pictured here cooling down in the water at Seaburn in the summer of 1977. | Sunderland Echo
22. Watching the Santa parade
Huge crowds gathered to watch the Santa parade through Sunderland to Joplings or Binns in the 70s. Was your family among those gathered here for the occasion in 1978? | Sunderland Echo
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23. Watching the ships launch
What child doesn't love watching a mighty vessel being launched from the shipyard? The 16,350-ton deadweight Badagry Palm is seen here taken by the tugs after being launched from the North Sands shipyard in May 1979. | Sunderland Echo
24. Trying out the aquatone
Getting an 'aquatone' at South Shields' Temple Park Leisure Centre in October 1977. Did you give it a go? | Shields Gazette Photo: Shields Gazette