Take a trip back more than 50 years to the Black Country and Staffordshire of 1975, when everyday life looked very different to today.
From workplaces and schoolchildren, pub games, local landmarks and memorable characters, these archive pictures capture the people and places that filled the region's streets. There are familiar names, vanished buildings, community stories and plenty of moments that may bring back memories.
Whether you remember these days first-hand or are simply curious to see what the Black Country and Staffordshire looked like in 1975, take a look through the gallery and see how many of the people, places and scenes you recognise.
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49. RAF helicopter makes a dramatic school visit
A Royal Air Force helicopter lands at Kingswinford Secondary School during a recruiting display on September 30, 1975, watched by crowds gathered in the distance. It must have been quite a sight for pupils and local residents to see a helicopter arrive at their school. Do you remember this RAF display, or watching the helicopter land? | Express & Star archive
50. A Wolverhampton-made Wulf takes centre stage
A new Wulf motorcycle takes pride of place in Wolverhampton Civic Hall in October 1975, where it was displayed during a people's service supporting sacked Villiers workers. Mayor Councillor Ted Mitchell is pictured admiring the machine alongside John Boyd of the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers. The Wolverhampton-made motorcycle represented hopes for the future of the city's motorcycle industry. Do you remember seeing the Wulf, or the Villiers factory in its heyday? | Express & Star archive
51. Preparing Littleton's war memorial for Remembrance Day
David Smallhouse, Reg Sockett and Ian Finch carefully renovate the war memorial at Littleton Colliery, Huntington, near Cannock, in November 1975. With the colliery's pit headgear rising behind them, the men were making sure the memorial was ready for Remembrance Day and for the names of those commemorated there to be honoured. Do you remember the memorial at Littleton Colliery, or the pit as it once stood? | Express & Star archive
52. A bird's-eye view of Walsall's Fellows Park
This aerial view offers a fascinating glimpse of Fellows Park, the former home of Walsall Football Club, during its footballing heyday. From above, the stadium and surrounding streets give a very different perspective of the ground that was once so familiar to Saddlers supporters. Do you remember watching Walsall at Fellows Park, or travelling to matches here? | Express & Star archive