The Woodstock was a music festival, billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music”. It was held at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in the Catskills near the hamlet of White Lake in the town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to 18, 1969. The festival is also widely considered to be the definitive nexus for the larger counterculture generation.
Image: Ralph Ackerman / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images Woodstock 1969Image: Ralph Ackerman / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – Kids on the grass near the free stage at Woodstock 1969Image: Ralph Ackerman / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – Walking Through Woodstock, sleeping sleeping bags on the ground, Alice’s Restaurant vintage delivery vanImage: Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – Hippie couple standing barefoot on a road holding a bundle & wine bottleImage: Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – Crowded camping areaImage: Ralph Ackerman / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – One of the dancers hugs someone on the dirt road as they stand near the tents.Image: Ralph Ackerman / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – Press lounging near Free Stage at Woodstock 1969Image: Ralph Ackerman / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – A pair of unidentified festival goers share a laugh during the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, Bethel, New York, August 1969. The festival ran from August 15 to 18. (Photo by Ralph Ackerman/Getty Images)Image: Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – Festival attendees on a motorcycleImage: Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – Member of band ‘Jefferson Airplane’ riding a motorcycleImage: Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – Man cooking hot dogImage: Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – Shirtless male drummer & dress-wearing female flutist jammingImage: Ralph Ackerman / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – View of an unidentified festival goer as he stands, arms crossed, and watches a performace during the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, Bethel, New York, August 1969. He is dressed in mis-matched flower print shirt and leggings, a headband made of American flags, a suede vest, and fringed, suede boots, in one of which is a long pipe. Sunglasses, mutton chops, and a mustache complete his outfit. The festival ran from August 15 to 18. (Photo by Ralph Ackerman/Getty Images)Image: Time Life Pictures / Getty Images – sleeping on two cars
