LOCALArchives: Take a look back at photos from Delaware in the 1970sBob DiCriscio was the owner of Dealer's Choice on Lancaster Ave. when this photo was taken on February 27, 1977.Photo By Bill BallenbergRene Pauley shows off a wing-collared shirt, opened casually with a shorter tie and double belt in this photo taken on Feb. 4, 1979.Delaware News JournalA dance company from New York holds a performance on the 9th St. Mall in this photo taken on June 14, 1978.Photo By Ron DubickA public drinking fountain and a pay phone were stationed on the Market St. Mall in this photo taken on March 19, 1979.Photo By Pat CroweA line of youngsters ice skate on a frozen Moores Lake near Dover in this photo taken on December 29, 1977.Photo By Kevin FlemingDonna Farrar turns heads as she walks down Market St. in a slave girl outfit in this photo taken on July 18, 1978.Photo By Fred ComegysDonna DiSabatino and Richard Lechner beat the traffic in Newark by roller skating in between cars in this photo taken on May 17, 1979.Photo By Bob HerbertJeffery Boston, of Bill's Men's Shop, models a pair of peg-leg pants in this photo taken on December 27, 1979.Photo By Pat CroweRafting canoes and innertubes try to beat the heat by taking to the Brandywine near Chadds Ford in this photo taken on July 30, 1979.Photo By Chuck McGowenJohn Lyons checks lottery ticket numbers before they are sealed in plastic and sent to state banks in this photo taken on March 28, 1976.Delaware News JournalPatrons take part in a 24-hour Skate-a-thon at Merryland Roller Rink on Rt. 40 in this photo taken on July 23, 1976.Photo By Ron DubickJoan McKnelly sits patiently while her hair is being done in this photo taken to April 12, 1977.Photo By Pat CrowePete du Pont gets ready to sit behind the wheel of the first Chrysler Volare to come off the assembly line at the Newark Chrysler Plant in this photo taken on January 10, 1976.Photo By Chuck McGowenMarge Wilson leans on her English Sheepdog, Beau, in this photo taken on September 27, 1971.Photo By Fred ComegysVisitors enjoying the Rehoboth Beach in this photo taken on June 10, 1978.Photo By Kevin FlemingGuests arrive at the State Campgrounds at the Indian River Inlet in this photo taken on May 25, 1973.Photo By Frank FaheyBonnie Williamson works on a customer at Queen St. Elegenza Coiffures in this photo taken on April 8, 1976.Photo By Chuck McGowenDarla Carter collects leaves at Brandywine Park in this photo taken on October 19, 1978.Photo By Fred ComegysThe lunchtime crowd walks through the Market St. Mall in Wilmington in this photo taken on February 16, 1976.Photo By Chuck McGowenSarah Jones uses a scheduling program at a computer terminal in this photo taken on September 2, 1977.Photo By Ron DubickSherry Sharpe carries her dog, Muffin, in a baby carriage in this photo taken on September 25, 1977.Photo By Pat CroweConstruction of the Del. 141 bypass going through Newport in this photo taken on March 4, 1974.Photo By Jodi CobbPatrons skate at the Elsmere Rollerama in this photo taken in November of 1976.Photo By Bill BallenbergCrowds gather in Spencer Plaza during the 1977 August Quarterly Festival on August 28, 1977.Photo By Leo S. MatkinsBoats sail in the Indian River Inlet in this photo taken on August 6, 1973.Photo By Frank FaheyA crowd takes part in an auction on the Market St. Mall in front of the Grand Opera House in this photo taken on June 3, 1976.Photo By Fred ComegysHundreds of people watch along the Chincoteague as the ponies swim home in this photo taken on July 31, 1977.Photo By Ron DubickChristmas skaters take a to a frozen lake in Greenville in this photo taken on December 26, 1975.Photo By Ron DubickThe Christina Trio, (left to right) Jane Krick, Alice Knowles and Karen Ahramjian, play on 9th St. in this photo taken on May 18, 1978.Photo By Fred ComegysTwo figures on the jetty at the Indian River Inlet as the morning sun reflects on the ocean in this photo taken on May 19, 1978.Photo By Kevin FlemingVisitors take in the Philadelphia Flower Show in this photo taken on March 12, 1977.Photo By Ron DubickMotorists drive across both spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridge in this undated photo. After constructing the second bridge and repairing the surface on the first span, all lanes of traffic opened on both bridges on December 29, 1969.Photo By Fred ComegysA spring afternoon in Brandywine Park in this photo taken on May 1, 1975.Photo By Ron DubickThe assembly line for the Chrsyler Volare at the company's plant in Newark in this photo taken on January 26, 1976.Photo By Chuck McGowenPatrons take part in the 9th St. Plaza Sidewalk Sale in this photo taken on June 28, 1979.Photo By Fred ComegysA ride at the Delaware State Fair goes upside down inciting screams from passengers in this photo taken on July 25, 1978.Photo By Kevin FlemingAn aerial view of a crowd at Rehoboth Beach as seen in this photo in May of 1978.Photo By Kevin FlemingRita Pascale poses with a smiling pumpkin during a Halloween event at Winterthur on October 20, 1979.Photo By Fred ComegysDorothy Levering pulls a Christmas tree on a cart while her husband, Paul, carries a poinsettia plant in this picture from December 20, 1977.Photo By Fred ComegysA jam packed Rehoboth Avenue as seen in this photo taken on May 28, 1978.Photo By Kevin FlemingRay Staats, of Smyrna, rests with two of his hogs between judging contests in this photo taken on July 27, 1977 at the Delaware State Fair.Photo By Kevin FlemingChoir singers take their positions in a living Christmas tree at First Assembly of God Church in this photo from December 22, 1979.Photo By Pat CroweAn aerial view of cars parked at the Newark Chrysler Plant on November 20, 1974.Photo By Chuck McGowenJulian McCann paints a pumpkin at a Halloween event at Winterthur on October 20, 1979.Photo By Fred ComegysSusan McCarnan works at a word-processing terminal on the 11th floor of the Du Pont Company in this photo published on January 8, 1978.Photo By Bill BallenbergEric Johnson braves the cold with a ski mask as he skates in this photo taken on January 9, 1976.Photo By Fred ComegysGuests dine at Oscar's Restaurants in this photo taken on November 10, 1977.Photo By Ron DubickMembers of the Mother African Union Methodist Protestant Church finish their annual August Quarterly celebration just before rains pelted the Wilmington area on August 27, 1978.Photo By Leo S. Matkins