Today marks the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock Music Festival, “3 days of peace and music” that was held on August 15th-August 18th 1969 on Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York.

As you may have heard on air with Michael Waite and Jessie in the morning, the festival was originally arranged to make money for the construction of a recording studio in Woodstock, NY. The organizers had no idea it would turn into the most monumental music festival in history.

Here’s some pictures actually taken during the 1969 festival, of festival goers on the road to Woodstock to help you reminisce on the day, if you were there.

• Original Woodstock Festival Ticket

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  BETHEL, NY - AUGUST 14: Janet Huey holds her original concert ticket as the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock music festival approaches August 14, 2009 in Bethel, New York. On August 15-17 in 1969 an estimated 400,000 music fans gathered on Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, N.Y. for the most celebrated music festival ever. The 40th anniversary concert will take place tomorrow. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

• Woodstock HItchers

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  August 1969: Two young men in the boot of a car after hitching a lift home from the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

• Festival Crowd

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  Members of the crowd at the Woodstock Festival in Bethal, New York. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
• Woodstock Picnic

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  August 1969: A group of friends sitting by their car at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, one of them is giving a peace sign. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

• Woodstock Fans

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  August 1969: A group of people listening to the music at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair and enjoying the relaxing atmosphere. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

• David Brown Plays With Santana At Woodstock

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  Mexican-born American musician Carlos Santana (right) and American bassist David Brown perform with the other members of Santana at 'Woodstock,' a large rock and roll music concert, Bethel, New York, August 16, 1969. (Photo by Tucker Ransom/Getty Images)
• Peace Car

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  A music fan at Woodstock pop festival in his car covered in anti-war slogans for love and peace. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

• Scaffold Spectator

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  August 1969: A festival-goer at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair at Bethel, in New York State. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

• Woodstock View

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  Visitors to the Woodstock pop festival in New York State climbing the sound tower to secure a better viewing point. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)
• On The Road To Woodstock

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  Members of the American youth subculture generally termed 'hippies' walk along roads choked with traffic on the way to the large rock conert called Woodstock, Bethel, New York, August, 1969. Sometimes likeminded motorists give them rides in or on their vehicles. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

• Passed Out

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  Two festival goers that found Woodstock too much lay passed out on the bonnet and roof of their Volkswagen Beetle. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

• Relaxing At Woodstock

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  August 1969: A man walking past a car notices the feet sticking out of the window during the Woodstock Music And Arts Fair. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)
• On The Road To Woodstock

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  Members of the American youth subculture generally termed 'hippies' walk along roads choked with traffic on the way to the large rock conert called Woodstock, Bethel, New York, August, 1969. Here one particularly free-thinking, barefoot fellow makes an impish face for the camera while dressed in the brass-band jacket made popular by the musical group The Beatles. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

• Boho Hobo

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  Torrential rain and thick mud at the Woodstock music festival result in some people removing their shoes to allow them to dry. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

• On The Road To Woodstock

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  Members of the American youth subculture generally termed 'hippies' walk along roads choked with traffic on the way to the large rock conert called Woodstock, Bethel, New York, August, 1969. Occasionally they are given rides in or on the vehicles of likeminded motorists. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
• Pop Cop Out

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  August 1969: Faced with a ten mile walk in the mud to White Lake, followed by three more miles to the Woodstock pop festival in New York State, a couple turn back and hitch-hike home. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

• Woodstock Festival

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  August 1969: A girl among the large crowds at Woodstock enjoying the music and the atmosphere. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

• Festival Rubbish

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  August 1969: People helping to clear the debris after the infamous three day festival at Woodstock. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

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