This month, in 1969, nearly half a million music lovers got together at a dairy farm in New York for the legendary 3-day Woodstock Festival.

Publicized as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music", 32 bands, including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and Santana, played for the huge audience gathered for this amazing Woodstock lineup rain or shine. Flower children, muddy fields, naked people swimming - it was all there in this music festival, just as you'd expect. And though there was also a shortage of food and drinking water, it was pouring rain, and nobody was prepared for such huge turn-up, happy memories were made there. Luckily, two LIFE photographers Bill Eppridge and John Dominis were on-site during the famous music festival and managed to capture the essence of the 1960s perfectly. Take a look at the cool photos below and vote for your favorites!

(h/t: sobadsogood)

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Becca Zee
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9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think she's going pee.. I know that face lol

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    varwenea
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This little piggy went to the market...

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    Jeanne Deaux
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, one of them forgot to eat. Feed this poor man!!

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    Jeanne Deaux
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder who took care of all the trashes they left behind... Something tells me they didn't do it themselves.

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    Dana Erasmowitz
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonder if this beautiful young man in the pic is still around? The spring of youth!

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    Dana Erasmowitz
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd chose a groovy way just so that I might cross paths with Jimmy Hendrix and the likes

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    Dana Erasmowitz
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One thing I like about the 60-70s hippy era- the beautiful women were natural!

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    Kate
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like they're having fun!

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    Mags Acutt
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of us used more soap. Our Bubbles were DD cup

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    Robin Martin
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jennifer Lawrence and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) lol

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    Danielle Ophir
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She wears an Egyptian ring That sparkles before she speaks

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    Jeanne Deaux
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my students have a similar motorbike. It's so noisy we always know when he arrives.

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    Hans
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mature content but the next is not? Bit inconsistent, and a bit strange as well.

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    Desi McSheep
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This shirt looks like it's part of a Bulgarian traditional dress! Lovely!

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    Mags Acutt
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tame trousers. Mine were pink, purple, orange and yellow striped. Wide bell bottoms. Still got them

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    Jeanne Deaux
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooh, one of those amazing cameras!!! Wonder if it survived Woodstock and if he still have it (if he is still alive).

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    MerriMommy
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Woodstock was held on a dairy farm. Pretty sure there was a lot of barefooted s**t hopping going on ;)

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    Patricia Nemeth
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know this guy. His twin brother and my best friend were bf&gf back in the 60's.

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    Myranda Valles
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can almost feel the energy she does!

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    Trina Risos
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes you wonder where all these people are now.

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    Marlene Jones
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didnt look like much fun to me. Muddy sweaty stinky people. Not my idea of a good time. And im 67 so i was 20 when this big music fest happened. Of course if you are higher than hell i guess you dont notice the nasty aspect of Woodstock

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    Yugan Talovich
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In those days, wearing clothing made out of the flag was radical and even dangerous.

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    C m W
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Media. Newspapers, magazines, tv. All the field reporters had to call in.

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    Myranda Valles
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would be right there too :) Getting clean in Nature is one of the most wonderful feelings. You feel cleaner than after a shower in your Home. ♡♡♡

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    Heather Cox
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Woodstock is more like survival camp looks like

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    David Soares
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    " what ,have you not seen the guy in the table cloth?"

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    Tim Douglass
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This definitely has the look of "Where's my ride? I'm ready to go home!"

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    Lynette Foxen
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's Not a cell phone in her pocket. Imagine how different these shots would be if it were.

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    Dan Davis
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The last of the hippie refugee camps

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    Myranda Valles
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I Love how during this era nudity wasn't as evil as other eras. No body shaming, just Loving yourself and others no matter what people looked like. You want to be naked, okay be naked.

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    Dan Davis
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When the music's over, turn out the lights

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    Lynette Foxen
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was no racism at Woodstock. People may coin this culture as Hippy Dippy but the rules were so much simpler. There were no rules outside of love and acceptance. Sure, some used this theory to manipulate others into Free Love but most just tried to feel the vibe.

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    Sarah Silverstone
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did the pictures get mixed up? This is of people slicing vegetables, but it had a mature content warning?

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    Jeanne Deaux
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that my friends kills all the glam of thinking of Woddstock of an event with hippies wearing flowers in their hairs. That's disgusting...

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    Nenad Živković
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Attention, Police here, everyone prepare ID cards immediately!

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