National Geographic society was founded in 1888 in Washington D/C by 33 men of varied disciplines for “ the increase plus diffusion of GK/geographical knowledge.” Soon after, they began to publish the well known publication.
Since the first picture appeared in National Geographic magazine in 1889(a topographic map of North America) the magazine has delighted its readers with millions of photographic masterpieces from around the world. These photographs have been touching, poignant, political, horrific and even funny, but also thought provoking.
But did you ever wonder about photographs submitted that don’t make the hallowed pages of this world celebrated publication? Well now there is a place to go to view those too. In 2013 in honor of its 125 year anniversary, Nat Geo created the National Geographic’s Found archive. Here you can see rare never before published photos from the magazine’s own archives.
The subjects of these photos are as compelling and varied as any issue of the historical magazine might be. To peruse the amazing pics see more at natgeofound.tumblr.com
Irish guards stand their ground even when one of them faints,1966
Image source: James P. Blair
The back of a Nuba woman,Sudan, 1966
Image source: Horst Luz
A kitten floating on a Victoria Water Lily in the Philippines, 1935
Image source: Alfred T. Palmer
Dozens of people play in the water, Acapulco, Mexico, 1964
Image source: Thomas Nebbia
First use of a nitrogen-propelled manned maneuvering unit in space by astronaut Bruce McCandless, 1984
Image source: NASA
Women carry baskets on their heads,Kotaka, Mali, 1991
Image source: James L. Stanfield
Flamingos feeding in a pool near Salt Beds, Netherlands
Image source: Volkmar K. Wentzel
Woodman notches a trunk,Western Australia, 1962
Image source: Robert B. Goodman
Kitten attacks it’s own reflection, 1964
Image source: Walter Chandoha
Woman adorned like Chinese goddess, California, 1915
Image source: Franklin Price Knott
The dunes of Sahara desert in the Erg Bourarhet, Algeria, 1973
Image source: Thomas J. Abercrombie
Man herds sheep with his collies, Scotland, 1919
Image source: William Reed
Passageway in Algeria
Image source: Thomas J. Abercrombie
Man stands under the Ape-Ape leaves of puohokamoa Gulch in Maui, Hawaii, 1924
Image source: Gilbert H. Grosvenor
A young girl plays in a replica of a lunar-module, Toronto, Canada, 1975
Image source: Robert Madden
modern chic boutique, Casablanca, 1971
Image source: Thomas J. Abercrombie
Statue of Liberty over New York Harbor, 1978
Image source: David Alan Harvey
White fallow stag stands in a forest, Switzerland, 1973
Image source: James P. Blair
A shadow of a man holding a bicycle, Zambezi River, 1996
Image source: Chris Johns
Princess Grace Kelly in Monaco, 1962
Image source: Gilbert H. Grosvenor
Surfers overpopulate the waves,Bondi Beach, Australia, 1963
Image source: Robert B. Goodman
Men blast granite to build tunnels for a hydroelectric project in Australia, 1963
Image source: Robert B. Goodman
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