national geographic’s archives released to celebrate 125th anniversary(6)

An informal group portrait of Amish children in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1937.PHOTOGRAPH BY J. BAYLOR ROBERTS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Never-before-seen images from National Geographic’s archives released to celebrate 125th anniversary(6)

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A herd of 2,400 buffalo roam free near Gillette, Wyoming, December 1979.PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES L. AMOS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2

A diver holding a hose for breathing compressed air feeds fish at Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida, January 1955.PHOTOGRAPH BY BATES LITTLEHALES, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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A trainer controls a flock of trained flamingos for photo opportunities in Nassau, Bahama Islands, November 1957.PHOTOGRAPH BY B. ANTHONY STEWART, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Women pose with huge rubber tires made to use in Antarctica, February 1940.PHOTOGRAPH BY WILARD CULVER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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The balloon Explorer II is launched in 1935 in South Dakota.PHOTOGRAPH BY RICHARD HEWITT STEWART, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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A view of Malaga’s cemetery for derelicts of the sea in Spain, March 1929.PHOTOGRAPH BY JULES GERVAIS COURTELLEMONT, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7

People sunbathe and boat on reservoir water in Red Rock Canyon in Kansas, April 1952.PHOTOGRAPH BY JACK FLETCHER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Portrait of the Bell family and friends on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, 1922.PHOTOGRAPH BY CHARLES MARTIN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Civil defense planes patrol Chicago in case of atomic attack, May 1956.PHOTOGRAPH BY JACK FLETCHER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10

A young woman admires flowers in a Baden garden in Germany, June 1928.PHOTOGRAPH BY WILHELM TOBIEN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Derricks extract petroleum from wells drilled out under the sea on Huntington Beach in California, January 1945.PHOTOGRAPH BY B. ANTHONY STEWART, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12

Two girls dressed as lobsters participate in the Lobster Festival in Rockland, Maine, September 1952.PHOTOGRAPH BY LUIS MARDEN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 13

Tourists on edge of granite quarry wave to quarrier heading to work in Barre, Vermont, June 1955.PHOTOGRAPH BY B. ANTHONY STEWART, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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A view of New York City with Central Park in the foreground, August 1930.PHOTOGRAPH BY ORREN R. LOUDEN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 15

A man holds a Cape cobra as his son force-feeds it to assure venom supply, November 1950.PHOTOGRAPH BY JUSTIN LOCKE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 16

A male lion roars to protect his mate in Kruger National Park, South Africa, February 1943.PHOTOGRAPH BY DICK WOLFF, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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A view of walkers on the pedestrian walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge, June 1930.PHOTOGRAPH BY C. P. CUSHING, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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A bull African elephant in Botswana’s Black Pools, May 1999.PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRIS JOHNS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 19

A Las Vegas hotel’s neon lights are reflected on a parked car, December 1992.PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRIS JOHNS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 20

Kangaroos propel themselves with powerful hind legs. Australia, December 1926.PHOTOGRAPH BY WIDE WORLD PHOTOS INC.

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At night, the city lights and traffic in Caracas, Venezuela, show a flourishing metropolis, January 1963.PHOTOGRAPH BY THOMAS J. ABERCROMBIE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 22

A costumed dancer prepares for an international ballet competition in Moscow, January 1978.PHOTOGRAPH BY GORDON GAHAN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Shepherd College buit this house to attract youngsters to summer courses. Bedroom, stairs, kitchen—everything is miniature. Shepherdstown, West Virginia, August 1948.PHOTOGRAPH BY WALTER MEAYERS EDWARDS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Electricity flashes from the thimble-topped fingers of a “preacher-scientist,” August 1955.PHOTOGRAPH BY THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE 25

The Halls of Mirrors reflects the reign of the Sun King in Versailles, France, July 1989.PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES L. STANFIELD, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 26

Cat and white rat abide in peace. When different species grow up together, they often lose their enmity, April 1964.PHOTOGRAPH BY WALTER CHANDOHA, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 27

A fire hydrant refreshes youngsters on a hot day in Harlem, New York, 1977.PHOTOGRAPH BY LEROY H. WOODSON, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 28

Cranes lift the face of a statue from the Abu Simbel Temples in Egypt, May 1966.PHOTOGRAPH BY GEORG GERSTER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Frozen walleye pike kiss the snow in Mille Lacs, Minnesota, 1959.PHOTOGRAPH BY THOMAS J. ABERCROMBIE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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A 1936 color photograph shot in Berlin on Afgacolor, a German film.PHOTOGRAPH BY HANS HILDENBRAND, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Novice nuns play ball at the Santa Catalina Monestary in Arequipa, Peru, 1998.PHOTOGRAPH BY MELISSA FARLOW, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Roseate Spoonbill fledglings waiting to feed in Texas, Febuary 1962.PHOTOGRAPH BY FREDERICK KENT TRUSLOW, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 33

Aerial view of Dusky Sound near the southwestern tip of South Island in New Zealand, September 1971.PHOTOGRAPH BY GORDON GAHAN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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An elderly couple poses beneath their youthful portraits in Virginia City, Nevada, September 1975.PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES L. STANFIELD, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Free calisthenics lessons are given daily for beach visitors in Long Island, New York, 1939.PHOTOGRAPH BY WILLARD CULVER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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A tractor creates a linear design in a rice field as farmer raises levees in Grand Prairie, Arkansas, 1978.PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT BRADLEY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 37

An amateur orchid grower works in the window of his greenhouse in Silver Spring, Maryland, April 1971.PHOTOGRAPH BY GORDON GAHAN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Nose assemblies for Douglas A-20 attack bombers in a factory.PHOTOGRAPH BY DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO. 39

High school friends enjoy a thermal spring near Gardiner, Montana, April 1997.PHOTOGRAPH BY ANNIE GRIFFITHS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 40

A fireworks display illuminates the Eiffel Tower.This photograph appeared on the cover of the July 1989 issue.PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES L. STANFIELD, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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A field turns from orange to green as harvesters pick marigold flowers in Los Mochis, Mexico, 1967.PHOTOGRAPH BY W.E. GARRETT, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Vacationers lounge poolside at Kailua’s Kona Hilton Resort in Hawaii, March 1975.PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT MADDEN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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A boy rests with his dogs by a gnarled carob tree in Capri, Italy, June 1970.PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID CUPP, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 44

An Alaskan ferry stateroom holds bunk beds, chairs, and a compact bath, June 1965.PHOTOGRAPH BY W.E. GARRETT, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 45

To entertain the men, Captain Robert Scott took a gramophone on his South Pole To entertain the men, Captain Robert Scott took a gramophone on his South Pole Expedition. Chris, one of his dogs, was apparently also a fan, September 1911.Expedition. Chris, one of his dogs, was apparently also a fan, September 1911.PHOTOGRAPH BY HERBERT G. PONTING, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICPHOTOGRAPH BY HERBERT G. PONTING, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 46

Iron and manganese seepage creates streaks on a sandstone wall on Lake Powell in Utah, July 1967.PHOTOGRAPH BY WALTER MEAYERS EDWARDS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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A policeman directs buses in the intersection of Trafalgar Square in London, May 1929.PHOTOGRAPH BY CLIFTON R. ADAMS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 48

Seamstresses adjust performers’ costumes backstage at Folies Bergere in Paris, France, June 1952.PHOTOGRAPH BY JUSTIN LOCKE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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The Malagasy people in Madagascar use the pulpy fruit of baobab trees to make a drink, October 1967.PHOTOGRAPH BY ALBERT MOLDVAY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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A man in a corral shears whiteface sheep near a curving country road in Devon, England, 1968.PHOTOGRAPH BY TED SPIEGEL, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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View of the interior of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, December 1983.PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES L. STANFIELD, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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A surfer stands on a board in rough churning surf in Mazatlan, Mexico, August 1968.PHOTOGRAPH BY W.E. GARRETT, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Ripening pears and the Kremlin are visible through lace curtains in Moscow, June 1986.PHOTOGRAPH BY SAM ABELL, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 54

Bolivian women check out the latest merchandise at a department store, August 1943.PHOTOGRAPH BY FENNO JACOBS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 55

A married Swiss Guard and his family enjoy a patio pool at their compound in Vatican City, 1985.PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES L. STANFIELD, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Irish Guards remain at attention after one guardsman faints in London, England, June 1966.PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES P. BLAIR, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 57

North Korean school girls practice playing accordions, August 1974.PHOTOGRAPH BY H. EDWARD KIM, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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People paddle a canoe toward a girl clinging to a giant cypress tree in Hill Lake, Arkansas, September 1946.PHOTOGRAPH BY WILLARD CULVER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Clergymen pose in ceremonial attire outside of a cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 1931.PHOTOGRAPH BY W. ROBERT MOORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

THE END8/24/2013 Kaohsiung Taiwan R.O.CAll photos were taken from National Geographic