The Crowd at Woodstock '69 Festival

"Peace and Happiness" 400 to 500 Thousand people spontaneously assembled for a happening like nothing before or since. Peace  and love filled the air along with the wafting of smoke and a musical venue that's never been duplicated.  Woodstock remains both unique and legendary.  These photos remind us of  the magic.   build it...they'll come! underneath it all the sound towers rise  earl y stage construction  aerial back stage aerial dressing rooms working out the kinks  stage and photographer's pit the photographer pit  from the sky  aerial back stage helicopters make "star" deliveries from the sky  scarce food, water, & sanitary facilities top 'n back helicopter view food pavllion & stage  from the top hog farm tent city at rear  soccer near the camp ground stage &  porta-potties clearing after the storm from the stage crowds in the rain   lots of people  look ma, "no rain" from the helicpter     sound towers hang on view from the top darkening clouds getting close rains all day & night Saturday night  descends in the rain lighters in the night rain love your animals don't eat them in the rain, no place to go crane among fans sheep among fans night  descends close-up alone in the crowd fix it right the first time why am I  here? nude on the stage fires dowsed and rain clears cameras on stage camera crane in audience helicopters between our feet friends inside not enough trash cans aftermath 3 days later