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From August 15 to 18, 1969, Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York, held the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. These photographs follow the festival from the roads into town to the hillside, the stage, and the makeshift services that kept people going. The last two photographs return to the original site after the festival.

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Yasgur’s Farm From the Air
Yasgur’s Farm From the Air: The aerial view shows the performance area and the crowd filling the sloping field. Seen from a…
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Traffic on Route 17B
Traffic on Route 17B: Cars queue on Route 17B toward the Woodstock Music and Art Fair early on August 16. The roadside…
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Walking to Woodstock
Walking to Woodstock: People head toward the festival on foot. Long traffic delays made walking the last stretch to Bethel…
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Local Residents Sell Hot Dogs and Soda
Local Residents Sell Hot Dogs and Soda: Local residents prepare hot dogs beside a trailer on Route 17B. The photograph…
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Richie Havens Opens the Festival
Richie Havens opens the festival on Friday, August 15. The view from behind the musicians looks past their amplifiers to…
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The Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony: Seen from behind the stage, the opening ceremony faces a crowd that fills the hillside. The group…
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Looking Back Up the Hillside
Looking Back Up the Hillside: From within the crowd, the people on the hillside look as tightly packed as those near the…
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Woodstock’s Light and Sound Towers
Woodstock’s Light and Sound Towers: Tall scaffolding rises over the crowd. The towers held lighting and sound equipment…
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The Hospital Tent at the Edge of the Field
The Hospital Tent at the Edge of the Field: A medical tent stands beside the field where the audience has risen to its…
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Camping Beyond the Performance Field
Camping Beyond the Performance Field: A balloon rises above the tents and vehicles beyond the performance field. The scene…
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The Movement City Information Booth
The Movement City Information Booth: Festivalgoers could leave messages at this booth in Movement City. In a crowd spread…
12
The Hog Farm Free Kitchen
The Hog Farm Free Kitchen: Volunteers work together over a large bowl at the Hog Farm Free Kitchen. The communal kitchen…
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A Makeshift Shelter in the Crowd
A Makeshift Shelter in the Crowd: A blanket hung above the audience makes a small shelter in the open field. It is one of…
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The Crowd and Main Stage
The Crowd and Main Stage: The main stage, sound towers, and audience share the frame at Max Yasgur’s farm. The view puts…
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Joe Cocker on the Main Stage
Joe Cocker on the Main Stage: Joe Cocker performs on Sunday, August 17. The photograph brings the focus to one performer on…
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Rain on the Stage
Rain on the Stage: The stage at Bethel is wet in this photograph of Steve Cohn during the rain. Conditions on the platform…
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Waiting Out the Rain
Waiting Out the Rain: Festivalgoers huddle together beneath an improvised cover, with the scaffolding visible behind them…
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Sliding Through the Mud
Sliding Through the Mud: Young men slide down the muddy ground as a crowd watches. Rain changed the festival landscape, and…
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Jimi Hendrix on Monday Morning
Jimi Hendrix on Monday Morning: Jimi Hendrix plays guitar during the final set on Monday, August 18. By the time he took…
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Max and Miriam Yasgur After the Festival
Max and Miriam Yasgur After the Festival: Max and Miriam Yasgur stand on their land after the festival. The picture returns…
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The Former Concert Field
The former concert field at Bethel Woods is open grass in this October 2021 photograph. The slope remains visible after the…

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