But how many of these faces and sights do you remember? These 29 photos offer a glimpse at Pontefract and Castleford in the 1960s and 70s as you've likely never seen it before...
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In August 1978, pitman Jack Town showed off his incredible collection of mini curious. Jack, then 35, was a shaftsman at Sharlston Colliery, and kept his collection at his home in Allerton Bywater.
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Thousands of people gathered to give Castleford a hero's welcome as the team returned victorious from the 1969 Challenge Cup Final.
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And in July 1960, press photographers were invited to the opening of the new, modern housing estate at Ferry Fryston.
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