In Sylhet, Bangladesh, women carry baskets on their heads while they harvest tea. When this picture was published in the January 1967 issue, Bangladesh was East Pakistan—it would become an independent nation in 1971.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ALBERT MOLDVAY, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A photo essay in the February 1980 issue documents a coming-of-age ritual for a 14-year-old Apache girl in Arizona. In this picture, she is anointed with cattail pollen by all of the people in her community.
PHOTOGRAPH BY BILL E. HESS, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
In Murzasichle, Poland, a bride and groom ride in a carriage after their wedding ceremony. This photo originally appeared in a January 1981 story about the lives and traditions of Górale people in southern Poland.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN EASTCOTT AND YVA MOMATIUK, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Elsie Grosvenor gazes at giant Buddhas carved out of rock at the Yungang Grottoes, China, in June of 1937. Behind the camera was her husband, Gilbert Grosvenor, the first editor of National Geographic Magazine.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DR. GILBERT H. GROSVENOR, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
A young woman in Amman, Jordan, models traditional Palestinian dress. This picture appeared in a June 1992 story about the Palestinian people and the decades of conflict over geopolitical recognition of their national identity.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOANNA PINNEO, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
In Petra, Jordan, a Bedouin examines a Roman mosaic found in the floor of a fifth-century Byzantine church. The ancient city is Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ANNIE GRIFFITHS, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
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