Say Goodbye to Summer With 18 Vintage Photos

 By 
Annie Colbert
 on 
Say Goodbye to Summer With 18 Vintage Photos
Credit: National Archives, Flip Schulke

Labor Day weekend has arrived. Pack away the barbecue, tank tops and beach days.

But before you think about cold weather and Pumpkin Spice Lattes, look back at summers of the 1970s documented by the National Archives. Photographers captured personal summer moments -- everything from Florida retirees doing water aerobics to kids marching in a costume parade in Minnesota.

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Farewell, summer.

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