NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IMAGES

Blog of a Chicago-based copywriter. All images are from my personal collection of vintage magazines and photography.

Vintage National Geographic

National Geographic, formerly the National Geographic Magazine, is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded. It is immediately identifiable by the characteristic yellow frame that surrounds its front cover. There are 12 monthly issues of the National Geographic per year, plus additional map supplements. On rare occasions, special editions are also issued. It contains articles about…

Climber Swiss Alps from vintage archive of National Geographic

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thepalewildwoodflower: “ National Geographic, 1970 ”

Artifacts excavated from the sea are cataloged to be sent to Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum and private collections. October 1978

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onyxearth: “ National Geographic March 1976 ”

July 1966 "Amber fingers of dusk touch the dunes of Cape Cod National Seashore, but still the beachcombers linger."

Vintage National Geographic

nationalgeographicscans - Posts tagged 1960