These 7 Photos Of North Dakota In The 1960s Are Mesmerizing

We've showcased photographs from the 1950s and the 1970s, and now we're going to fill in the time between with the 1960s. The decade was a tumultuous one, to say the least. Social trends took a wild spin through anything from music to TV to clothes to pretty much everything else. At the beginning of the decade, getting a human into the upper atmosphere was a big deal; by the end of the decade, we had men on the moon. The amount of headlines made in the 60s that will never be forgotten is definitely one of the highest in that century. Explore what your state was doing in that time through these fascinating old photos of North Dakota:

1. Travel brochure cover featuring the capital building to promote North Dakota, circa 1960s

2. A hefty amount of snow after a blizzard in Dunseith, 1969

3. North Dakota National Guard airplane in flight over the state, 1965

4. A man standing next to a utility pole after a massive blizzard in Jamestown, 1966

5. Fishing fun out near Minot, 1964

6. The World's Largest Buffalo sculpture being constructed in the mid to late 1960s

7. Continued construction on the sculpture as the decade wore on, it was completed by 1969

It's always fun to look back at old photos of North Dakota that bring back memories of how things used to be. The state has gone through changes like everywhere else and luckily the history of North Dakota was well documented in photos. Other than revisiting the 50s through the 70s, we've also gone back to the very earliest days and compared places in the state back then to how they look now. You should definitely check out these 7 then and now comparisons - some places have changed a lot!