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On April 20, 1965, fans packed Candlestick Park for the Giants' home opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates, peanuts and umbrellas in hand for San Francisco's famously unpredictable spring weather. Novelty hats, from a Giants-branded sun visor to a straw topper with a tiny figurine on top, added some flair to the crowd.

A saleswoman walks a customer through a pen-shaped tear gas gadget. It was one of the stranger "personal protection" products you could pick up off a shelf in 1965.

A group of boys gathered around a campfire in the woods, cooking, chatting, and clowning around during what must have been a scout camping trip.

A young girl in a yellow dress cuts into her birthday cake, her table crowded with presents and party favors, including a Tammy Family doll box and boxes of now-questionable candy.

A beautiful young family settles in for a portrait at home in Louisiana, dressed up and all smiles for the camera. We just wish we knew what that trophy in the background was for.

Rows of factory workers hand-sleeve stacks of vinyl records at the EMI plant, putting the finishing touches on the Beatles' "Rubber Soul" before it hit shelves.

Waitresses in matching aprons work the line behind the counter, pouring coffee and plating orders in a Waffle House kitchen decades before it became a road-trip staple.

A couple of teens hang around their car at a Kendall gas station in Scranton, PA, the vintage pumps and "Refined From 100%" signage giving away exactly what decade we're in.

A groom holds the car door open for his new bride, bouquet in hand, on their wedding day in July 1965.

Richard and Mildred Loving sit for a portrait, looking steady and unbothered despite having their marriage's legality argued all the way up the ladder just a few years earlier.

A Navy sailor flashes a big grin for the camera, Coke in hand, from his bunk in 1965.

A father and son share a table in the dining car, dressed in their travel best with a fresh carnation on the table between them.

An uncle mid-boogie in the living room, cocktail in hand and record player spinning, while his date tries not to laugh.

A high school principal breaks out the ruler for a skirt-length check, a scene that would feel right at home in an old, strict school handbook.

Two kids show off their jack-o'-lanterns before trick-or-treating.

A kid shows off his backyard fort, built from scavenged wood, a stepladder, and a striped blanket, proof that imagination didn't need much of a budget.

A couple of neighborhood kids double up on a jump rope, mid-air and mid-giggle, in what looks like a pretty typical afternoon in an Iowa driveway.

A kid channels his inner Wolfman in the backyard, claws out and ready to terrorize the neighborhood for Halloween.

The birthday boy stands guard over his cake, doing his best to hold himself back while his siblings hover behind him waiting for a slice.

A couple of guys work the flippers at a Vegas arcade, surrounded by rows of pinball machines lit up in classic mid-century color.

The artist stands next to his freshly finished mountain painting, arms crossed, having no idea it would go on to open thousands of movies for decades to come.

W.S. Gifford, owner of the Gifford Phillips 66 Service Station in Denver, describes a holdup to patrolman L.J. Burkhart after a man walked in with his hand in his coat pocket and made off with $35 from the register. The suspect was caught in a nearby alley shortly after.

A 21-year-old crouches beside his brand-new red Mustang, looking exactly as pleased with himself as you'd expect.

In the summer of 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham set sail on a solo voyage around the world. To fend off loneliness, he brought along Avanga, one of several cats who kept him company at sea. As he later recalled, "the cats frolicked in the cozy cabin, heedless of the world of water around them."

Officers unload jug after jug of confiscated moonshine from a packed truck bed, a reminder that Prohibition's habits stuck around long after it ended.

Three sandlot regulars pose for a quick photo before getting back to the game, bat and glove already in hand.

Milk cartons, metal trays, and plaid shirts fill this school lunchroom scene, where rows of students eat side by side on long communal tables.

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