Between the passing of Woodstock’s 46th anniversary and that of the Manson family murders — documented compellingly in Karina Longworth’s recent podcast episodes for You Must Remember This — the counterculture of the 1960s and ‘70s has been at the forefront of our minds.
In looking back at photos of the time period, it’s fascinating to see how the many social, political, and religious movements were documented in the popular culture. We’ve collected magazine covers from the time period that reveal how the counterculture and other shifting movements around it were portrayed in the media — in mainstream magazines and underground publications alike.
May 1965
1960s
April 8, 1966
May 27, 1966
September 9, 1966
1967
February 17, 1967
July 7, 1967
February 1968
April 1968
November 10, 1968
July 18, 1969
August 1969
August 23, 1969
September 5, 1969
September 15, 1969
March 7, 1970
June 25, 1970
August 6, 1970
September 1970
August 24, 1971
October 1971
November 25, 1971
June 19, 1972
August 1973
August 1975