Pictures from the National Geographic
Selections from issues from the 1930s, 1950s, and the modern day.
Sources
1930s
• Wilson, James C., and various photographers. “Three-Wheeling Through Africa:
Two Adventurers Cross the So-called Dark Continent North of Lake Chad on
Motorcycles with Side Cars.” National Geographic, January 1934, pp 37-92.
• Holmes, Henrietta Allen Holmes, and photographer Wilhelm Tobien. "The Spell
of Romania: An American Woman's Narrative of Her Wanderings Among
Colorful People and Long-Hidden Shrines." National Geographic, April 1934, pp.
399-450.
1950s
• Rand, Christopher. "Himalayan Pilgrimage." National Geographic, October 1956,
pp. 520-535.
• Capron, Louis, and photographer Willard R. Culver. " Florida’s "Wild" Indians,
the Seminole: Descendants of Warriors Who Fought the U.S. Army to a Standstill,
These Tribesmen Still Acknowledge No Treaty with the Government." National
Georgraphic December 1956, pp. 819-840.
2006
[these online editions have just a few of the published photos]
• Poole, Robert M., and photographer Randy Olsen. "Heartbreak on the Serengeti."
National Geographic 209, no. 2 (February 2006): 2-31.
• Raydorodetsky, Gleb, and photographer Steve Winter. "Giants Under Siege:
Kamchatka’s Bears." National Geographic 209, no. 2 (February 2006): 50-65.
• Stone, Richard, and photographer Gerd Ludwig. "The Long Shadow of
Chernobyl." National Geographic 209, no. 4 (April 2006): 32-53.
Note: The complete collection of National Geographic back issues can be found in this
DVD box set.
National Geographic Society. Complete National Geographic: Every Issue Since
1888. 2009.
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