45 Stunning Unpublished Photos From National Geographic's Archives

 Posted on June 1, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  667 words  |  Maryanne Delima

To commemorate their 125th year of publication, National Geographic has released some astounding, never before published photos.

Rare National Geographic Photos A Thai woman poses in a Panung, the national costume, 1907.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Victoria Falls A rainbow arches over Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND National Geographic Photos Ojibway A portrait of an Ojibway, or Native Chippewa Indian girl, 1907.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND National Geographic Photos Gramophone Dog 1911 A dog observes a gramophone during a South Pole expedition, 1911.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND National Geographic Photos Flag Sewing A child looks on as stars are sewn onto a US flag, 1917.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND National Geographic Photos 1917 World War One Dog A World War I soldier bandages a Red Cross canine helper, 1917.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Girl Calf A girl pets a calf in Scotland, 1918.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Herding Sheep A man herds sheep with the help of his collies in Scotland, 1919.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND National Geographic Photos Police Dog Bites A police dog biting some ankles during a training exercise, 1919.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Tulip Fields Locals relax by the tulip fields along the canal in Haarlem, The Netherlands, 1931.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Canadian Railway Inside a Canadian Railway classroom, 1932.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND LaSalle Station A man roaming Chicago’s famous LaSalle Street train station, 1936.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Drugstore Cowboy A Drugstore Cowboy prepares to make deliveries, 1938.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Blue Ribbon Mare A blue-ribbon winning mare with its owner in Waterloo, Iowa, 1939.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Charlotte Sunbathing People sunbathe beside a swimming pool in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1941.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Dog Leaping Over Woman A dog leaps over a woman, 1941.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Razor X-Ray An x-ray demonstration of the new Westinghouse electric razor, 1941.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Algerian Tattoo An Ouled Nail woman in Algeria wears a tattoo customary for dancers, 1949.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Hillside Houses Hillside houses overlook smoke-belching steel mills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1949.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Snake Feeding Force-feeding a shake to ensure its venom supply, 1950.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Metal Aircraft A demonstration shows how a metal aircraft sheds lightning, 1950.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Boys Penguins Uniformed boys pose with king penguins at the London Zoo, 1953.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Canary Islands Children play barefoot in a cactus garden on the Canary Islands, 1955.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Niagara Falls Niagara Falls illuminated with rainbow flood lights, 1956.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Alaskan Malamute A man examines the teeth of a 10-month-old Alaskan Malamute puppy near the South Pole, 1957.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Felled Tree A woodman notches a felled tree’s trunk for sectioning in Western Australia, 1962.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND People Picnic People picnic on the rocky heights overlooking Harpers Ferry in Maryland, 1962.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Grace Kelly Princess Grace Kelly in Monaco, 1962.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Caracas Venezuela Metropolis Long exposure of Caracas, Venezuela, 1963.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Chorus Line A chorus line high kicks during a show at Cafe Le Can Can in Miami Beach, Florida, 1963.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Bondi Beach Surfers overpopulate the waves off of Bondi Beach in Australia, 1963.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Ontario Kids Children playing at sunset in Ontario, Canada, 1963.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Kitten Attacks With claws bared, a kitten attacks its own mirrored reflection, 1964.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Aida Opera A performance of the opera, Aida, in New York City, 1964.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Irish Guard Down Members of the Irish Guard ignore their fainted comrade, 1966.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Chicago Balcony The Chicago skyline as a backdrop for rooftop party-goers, 1967.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Yellowstone Bison Bison roaming Yellowstone National Park, 1967.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND 1969 Neon Marines walk the San Diego streets amid neon signs, 1969.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Ragtime Piano A Ragtime piano man enjoying the spotlight, 1969.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Cairo Nightclub An Egyptian belly dancer performs for tourists in a nightclub in Cairo, 1972.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Sugar Beet Farming Women farming in sugar beet fields, 1974.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Abu Dhabi Patrons of a KFC in Abu Dhabi, 1975.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Murmansk Kids Kids in Murmansk, former Soviet Union endure their daily dose of Vitamin D by lamp-light, 1977.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Zambezi Bicycle A shadow of a man holding a bicycle appears on a wall near the Zambezi River, 1996.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND Peruvian Nuns Ball Nuns in Peru take a break to toss a ball around, 1998.Tumblr/NatGeo FOUND

In 2013, National Geographic began to release many rare photographs from its archives, putting history at our fingertips like never before.

The professionally-curated collection goes by the name of FOUND, and offers a clear vision of cultures and places lost to time.

"We hope to bring new life to these images and the history they represent by sharing them with audiences far and wide," the magazine says. "Many of the images are missing their original date or location, but each represents a story, captured in time yet in many ways timeless."

In the gallery above, you'll find a chronological collection of 45 images that were once lost but now are found.

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