National Geographic has been the leading publication in all things Nature, wild and interesting human culture for over a century. The august institution that has taught so many of us about the world, nature and about all living creatures, has released a slew of fantastic photos from all the years it has been going. These golden nuggets of history and beauty give us a little glimpse into what it means to have taken the best photos in the world for over 100 years. |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1931. Clergymen pose in ceremonial attire outside of a cathedral.
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Gobi Desert, 1933. A camel caravan carries supplies for a scientific expedition. |
Captive chimpanzee Jou Jou, reaches out its hand to Dr. Jane Goodall. |
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Children play outside a Hudson Bay Company store in Ontario, Canada, 1963. |
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Rainbow floodlights illuminate the thundering Niagra Falls, New York, November 1956. |
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Argentine gauchos race across a lake near Beron de Astrada, November 1980. |
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Canada, 2004. A polar bear travels submerged, a tactic often used to surprise prey. |
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1996, South Africa. A lion pushes through a dust storm in Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa. |
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1991. Kuwait. Under the black clouds of burning oil fields during the Gulf War, camels forage desperately for shrubs and water in southern Kuwait. |
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2011, Uganda. A lion climbs a tree to sleep in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth Park. |
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England, 1966. Irish Guards remain at attention after one guardsman faints in London. |
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Chicago, 1967. A railway encircles thirty-five blocks of shops, offices, and hotels. |
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Surrey, England, 1927. Charles Lindbergh pays a visit to crowds in Surrey, England in his monoplane dubbed the ‘Spirit of St. Louis,’ |
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Mosul, Iraq, 1920. An ancient Roman bridge spans the Wadi al Murr. |
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Chicago, 1936. A view of the historic La Salle Street train station. |
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Washington, 1963. Hikers stand near the top of a natural rock bridge on Mt. Rainier. |
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Elephants performing the long mount signal the end of the show, 1972. |
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New York City, 1964. Verdi’s opera Aida enthralls a packed house |
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Iowa, 1939. A blue ribbon winner at a horse show in Wateloo. |
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A New York Central Mercury train is dwarfed by Cleveland’s Union Station, 1936. |
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Connecticut, 1952. A submarine trainee and instructor rise to the surface of a training tank.
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Portrait of an Ojibway, or Chippewa Indian girl in 1907. |
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Emperor penguin chicks huddle for warmth with other chicks and adults in Antartica, September 1963. |
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People punt on and relax beside the Cam River in Cambridge, England, April 1946.
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