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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 1920 -1929

National Geographic - December 1929, Vol. 56, No. 6


(29 Color Illustrations: Austria; and, Bethlehem)
The Danube, Highway of the Races: From the Black Forest to the Black Sea, Europe’s Most Important River Has Borne the Traffic of Centuries (Austria; Balkans; Czechoslovakia; Germany; Hungary; Yugoslavia), with 54 Illustrations
Alpine Villagers of Austria: 15 Natural-Color Photographs by Hans Hildenbrand
Bethlehem and the Christmas Story, with 27 Illustrations
Along the Way of the Magi (Bethlehem): 14 Natural-Color Photographs by American Colony Photographers
The Secret of the Southwest Solved by Talkative Tree Rings: Horizons of American History Are Carried Back to A. D. 700 and a Calendar for 1,200 Years Established by National Geographic Society Expeditions (Pueblo Bonito ruins in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico), with 34 Illustrations
The Society’s New Map of Europe 

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National Geographic - November 1929, Vol. 56, No. 5

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (France; and, Belgium)
Armistice Day and the American Battle Fields (France), with 32 Illustrations
The Battle Fields of France Eleven Years After: 23 Natural-Color Photographs by Gervais Courtellemont
Beautiful Belgium, Restored by Peace: 16 Natural-Color Photographs by A. Buyssens & Paul G. Guillumette
Oxford (England), Mother of Anglo-Saxon Learning, with 31 Illustrations
Gentlemen Adventurers of the Air: Many Regions of Canada’s Vast Wilderness, Long Hidden Even from Fur Trappers, Are Now Revealed by Exploring Airmen, with 56 Illustrations

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National Geographic - October 1929, Vol. 56, No. 4

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Northern India; and, the Bosporus)
Manchuria, Promised Land of Asia: Invaded by Railways and Millions of Settlers, This Vast Region Now Recalls Early Boom Days in the American West, with 59 Illustrations
The Oriental Pageantry of Northern India: 30 Natural-Color Photographs by Franklin P. Knott
Houseboat Days in the Vale of Kashmir, with 22 Illustrations
Two Fighting Tribes of the Sudan, with 28 Illustrations
Summer Holidays on the Bosporus (Located in Turkey the Bosporus strait connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmora, thus separating Europe from Asia: flowing like a river, and deep like a sea), with 14 Illustrations
Beside the Bosporus, Divider of Continents: 11 Natural-Color Photographs by Maynard Owen Williams 

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National Geographic - September 1929, Vol. 56, No. 3

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Java, East Indies; and, Holland)
Into Primeval Papua by Seaplane: Seeking Disease-resisting Sugar Cane, Scientists Find Neolithic Man in Unmapped Nooks of Sorcery and Cannibalism, with 99 Illustrations
Through Java in Pursuit of Color, with 10 Illustrations
Java, Queen of the East Indies: 29 Natural-Color Photographs by W. Robert Moore
A Vacation in Holland, with 15 Illustrations including 8 Full-page Color Photographs by Donald McLeish 

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National Geographic - August 1929, Vol. 56, No. 2

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (France; and, Western United States)
St. Malo, Ancient City of Corsairs (France): An Old Brittany Seaport Whose Past Bristles with Cannons and Cutlasses, with 29 Illustrations
Blue Seas and Brilliant Costumes Along the Brittany Coast (France): 29 Natural-Color Photographs by Gervais Courtellemont
Across Madagascar by Boat, Auto, Railroad, and Filanzana, with 45 Illustrations
The Santa Fe Trail, Path to Empire (Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico), with 36 Illustrations
Scenic Glories of Western United States (Grand Canyon National Park; Santa Clara Pueblo, Taos, New Mexico; Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado; and, Banning, California): 12 Natural-Color Photographs by Fred Payne Clatworthy

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National Geographic - July 1929, Vol. 56, No. 1

SPECIAL ISSUE Insects

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Insects)
Exploring the Wonders of the Insect World, with 59 Illustrations
Insect Rivals of the Rainbow: 24 pages of Natural-Color Photographs and Paintings including: 3 Paintings by Hashime Murayama; and, 21 Color Photographs by Edwin L. Wisherd
The Sealing Saga of Newfoundland, with 44 Illustrations

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National Geographic - June 1929, Vol. 55, No. 6

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (California)
The Desert Road to Turkestan: Twentieth Century Travel Through Innermost Asia, Along Caravan Trails Over Which Oriental Commerce Was Once Borne from China to the Medieval Western World, with 46 Illustrations
California, Our Lady of Flowers, with 21 Illustrations
Ever Changing California, Land of Startling Contrast: 30 Natural-Color Photographs by Charles Martin
Mr. Coolidge Becomes a Member of The Society’s Board of Trustees
On the Wings of the Wind: In Motorless Planes (Gliders), Pilots Ride in Flying-Fox Fashion, Cruising on Upward Air Streams and Lifted by the Suction of Moving Clouds, with 40 Illustrations

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National Geographic - May 1929, Vol. 55, No. 5

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (England)
Down Devon Lanes (Devonshire, England), with 46 Illustrations
Highlights of London Town: 15 Natural-Color Photographs by Clifton Adams
Through the English Lake District Afoot and Awheel, with 20 Illustrations
Lakeland, Home of England’s Nature Poets: 15 Natural-Color Photographs by Clifton Adams
A Tour in the English Fenland, with 27 Illustrations
From Stratford to the North Sea: 16 Natural-Color Photographs by Clifton Adams
The Eagle in Action: An Intimate Study of Eyrie Life of America’s National Bird, with 20 Illustrations

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National Geographic - April 1929, Vol. 55, No. 4

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Virginia, Monticello)
Virginia: A Commonwealth That Has Come Back, with 70 Illustrations
Scenes and Shrines in the Cavalier Country: 13 Natural-Color Photographs by various Photographers
Unique Gifts of Washington to the Nation: 11 Natural-Color Photographs by various Photographers
Jefferson’s Little Mountain: Romance Enfolds Monticello, the Restored Home of the Author of the Declaration of Independence, with 12 Illustrations
Monticello, One of America’s Most Historic Shrines: 12 Natural-Color Photographs by various Photographers
In the Allagash Country (Maine), with 19 Illustrations
When A Drought Blights Africa: Hippos and Elephants Are Driven Insane by Suffering, In the Lorian Swamp, Kenya Colony, with 9 Illustrations

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National Geographic - March 1929, Vol. 55, No. 3

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Spain)
Seville, More Spanish Than Spain: The City of the Ibero-American Exposition, Which Opens This Spring, Presents a Tapestry of Many Ages and of Nations Old and New, with 35 Illustrations
On the Bypaths of Spain, with 52 Illustrations
Color Camera Records from Spain: 40 Natural-Color Photographs by Gervais Courtellemont including: 14 Color Photographs from In Andalusia, Home of Song and Sunshine; 13 Color Photographs from Glories Past and Present in the North; and, 13 Color Photographs from Scenes Along the Shores of the Mediterranean
Barcelona, Pride of the Catalans, with 32 Illustrations

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National Geographic - February 1929, Vol. 55, No. 2

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Chile; and, Crete)
Buenos Aires to Washington by Horse: A Solitary Journey of Two and a Half Years, Through Eleven American Republics, Covers 9,600 Miles of Mountain and Plain, Desert and Jungle, with 76 Illustrations
Twin Stars of Chile: Valparaiso, the Gateway, and Santiago, the Capital: Key Cities with a Progressive Present and a Romantic Past, with 35 Illustrations
Scenes of Beauty in Copper Land (Andes: Chile, and Border with Argentina): 25 Natural-Color Photographs by Jacob Gayer
Cruising to Crete: Four French Girls Set Sail in a Breton Yawl for the Island of the Legendary Minotaur, with 16 Illustrations
Where Ancient Sea Kings Held Sway (Crete): 14 Natural-Color Photographs by Maynard Owen Williams

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National Geographic - January 1929, Vol. 55, No. 1


TWENTY-SIX ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Arizona; and, Ecuador)
Arizona Comes of Age, with 41 Illustrations
Adventures in Arizona Color Photography: 14 Natural-Color Photographs by Clifton Adams
The Volcanoes of Ecuador: Guideposts in Crossing South America, with 43 Illustrations
Among the Highlands of the Equator Republic (Ecuador): 12 Natural-Color Photographs by Jacob Gayer
Turkey Goes to School, with 17 Illustrations
Mapping the Home of the Great Brown Bear: Adventures of the National Geographic Society’s Pavlof Volcano Expedition to Alaska, with 31 Illustrations 

JANUARY 1929 National Geographic Magazine PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT titled, MAP OF DISCOVERY (Western Hemisphere), Size 16 ¾ x 18 ½ Inches. (A mate to the previous map of the Eastern Hemisphere. Also by N. C. Wyeth. All of the paintings by N. C. Wyeth in this series can be seen at the National Geographic Society’s headquarters in Washington. from Edwin C. Buxbaum’s “Collector’s Guide to The National Geographic Magazine”, copyright 1971)
This is the last of 5 reproductions in Color of Paintings by N. C. Wyeth that were included in the National Geographic Magazine during 1928 and 1929. 

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National Geographic - December 1928, Vol. 54, No. 6

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Germany)
Renascent Germany, with 59 Illustrations
Through Germany with a Color Camera: 39 Natural-Color Photographs by Hans Hildenbrand and including: 13 Color Photographs of Wandering Through the Black Forest; 14 Color Photographs of From Chalet to Palace in Bavaria; and, 12 Color Photographs of Medieval Pageantry in Modern Nordlingen
Seeing 3,000 Years of History in Four Hours: A Panorama of Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Events Against a Background of Mythology Unfolds During an Airplane Journey From Constantinople to Athens, by Maynard Owen Williams, with 25 Illustrations
Mickey the Beaver: An Animal Engineer Performs for the Camera as a Star in the Activities of His Species, with 23 Illustrations
Falcon, the Pacific’s Newest Island, with 9 Illustrations

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National Geographic - November 1928, Vol. 54, No. 5


SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Choni, Kansu Province, China)
The World’s Greatest Overland Explorer: How Marco Polo Penetrated Farthest Asia, Discovered Many Lands Unknown to Europe, and Added Numerous Minerals, Animals, Birds, and Plants to Man’s Knowledge, with 55 Illustrations
Venice (Italy), Home City of Marco Polo: 8 Full-Page Illustrations
Life Among the Lamas of Choni: Describing the Mystery Plays and Butter Festival in the Monastery of an Almost Unknown Tibetan Principality in Kansu Province, China, by Joseph R. Rock, with 35 Illustrations (Summary: A guest in the lamasery thanks to the local prince, Joseph Rock gains entrance into all religious ceremonies, where he is treated with honor and permitted to photograph the events.  Related Subjects: Butter festival; China; Choni, Gansu Province, China; Devil dancers; Jone, Gansu Province, China; Religious ceremonies and festivals, Buddhist; Tibetan Buddhism; Dancers and dancing; Religious ceremonies and festivals; Buddhism; Butter)
Demon Dancers and Butter Gods of Choni (Kansu Province, China): 16 Full-page Illustrations in Color by Joseph F. Rock
Fame’s Eternal Camping Ground: Beautiful Arlington (Cemetery), Burial Place of America’s Illustrious Dead, with 19 Illustrations

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National Geographic - October 1928, Vol. 54, No. 4

SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Sweden)
Our Conquest of the Pacific: The Narrative of the 7,400-Mile Flight from San Francisco to Brisbane (Australia) in Three Ocean Hops, with 28 Illustrations
The Granite City of the North: Austere Stockholm, Sweden’s Prosperous Capital, Presents a Smiling Aspect in Summer, with 23 Illustrations
Types and Costumes of Old Sweden: 30 Natural-Color Photographs by Gustav Heurlin
Sweden, Land of White Birch and White Coal, with 51 Illustrations
The Kizilbash Clans of Kurdistan, with 22 Illustrations

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National Geographic - September 1928, Vol. 54, No. 3


TWENTY-SEVEN ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Cambodia)
By Seaplane to Six Continents: Cruising 60,000 Miles, Italian Argonauts of the Air See World Geography Unroll, and Break New Sky Trails Over Vast Brazilian Jungles, with 62 Illustrations
Four Faces of Siva: The Mystery of Angkor (Cambodia), with 14 Illustrations
The Enigma of Cambodia: 27 Natural-Color Photographs by Gervais Courtellemont
Genoa (Italy), Where Columbus Learned to Love the Sea, with 20 Illustrations
A Voyage to the Island Home of Robinson Crusoe (Juan Fernandez Island, Chile), with 24 Illustrations

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National Geographic - August 1928, Vol. 54, No. 2

TWENTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Spain’s Balearics Islands)
Nature and Man in Ethiopia, with 65 Illustrations
The Balearics, Island Sisters of the Mediterranean (Spain’s Majorca & Minorca, Iviza, Cabrera, and Formentera), with 12 Illustrations
Spain’s Enchanted Isles: 29 Autochromes Lumiere by Gervais Courtellemont
Archeology, the Mirror of the Ages: Our Debt to the Humble Delvers in the Ruins at Carchemish (Turkey) and at Ur (Iraq) (Expedition to Mesopotamia), with 19 Illustrations
A Woman’s Winter of Spitsbergen (Norway’s Arctic Archipelago north of Norway in the Arctic Ocean), with 20 Illustrations

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National Geographic - July 1928, Vol. 54, No. 1

Cyprus; crabs; the Yellowstone-Missouri river.

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National Geographic - June 1928, Vol. 53, No. 6

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Western U.S. Scenes)
So Big Texas, with 74 Illustrations
Photographing the Marvels of the West in Colors, with 30 Natural-Color Photographs, by Fred Payne Clatworthy
The Mysterious Tomb of a Giant Meteorite (Meteor Crater, Arizona), with 10 Illustrations
Holidays with Humming Birds, with 15 Illustrations 

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National Geographic - May 1928, Vol. 53, No. 5


SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Mount Vernon, Virginia)
To Bogota and Back by Air: The Narrative of a 9,500-Mile Flight from Washington, Over Thirteen Latin-American Countries and Return, in the Single-Seater Airplane Spirit of St. Louis, by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, with 96 Illustrations
The Home of the First Farmer of America (George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Virginia), with 32 Illustrations, including 26 Color Photographs
A Vacation in a Fifteenth Century English Manor House (on the Thames near Oxford, England), with 8 Illustrations.

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National Geographic - April 1928, Vol. 53, No. 4

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Italy)
Holidays Among the Hill Towns of Umbria and Tuscany (Italy), with 41 Illustrations
Man and Nature Paint Italian Scenes in Prodigal Colors: 33 Natural Color Photographs by Hans Hildenbrand
A Walking Tour Across Iceland, with 39 Illustrations
The Island of the Sagas (Iceland), with 20 Illustrations
The Indispensable Sheep, with 20 Illustrations 

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National Geographic - March 1928, Vol. 53, No. 3


SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Bali)
Michigan, Mistress of the Lakes, with 67 Illustrations
Artist Adventures on the Island of Bali, with 20 Natural Color Photographs by Franklin P. Knott
Seeing the World from the Air, with 38 Illustrations
The Great Falls of the Potomac, by Gilbert Grosvenor, with 19 Illustrations

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National Geographic - February 1928, Vol. 53, No. 2

THIRTY-TWO ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Algiers)
Around the World in the Islander: A Narrative of the Adventures of a Solitary Voyager on His Four-Year Cruise in a Thirty-Four-Foot Sailing Craft, with 77 Illustrations
The White City of Algiers, with 9 Illustrations
On the Fringe of the Great Desert (Algiers, including OULED NAILS dancing girls): 32 Autochromes by Gervais Courtellemont
The Warfare of the Jungle Folk: Campaigning Against Tigers, Elephants, and Other Wild Animals in Northern Siam (Thailand), with 33 Illustrations

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National Geographic - January 1928, Vol. 53, No. 1

SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Eastern Adriatic Yugoslavia)
Seeing America with Lindbergh: The Record of a Tour of More Than 20,000 Miles by Airplane Through Forty-eight States on Schedule Time, with 47 Illustrations
Dalmatian Days (Yugoslavia): Coasting Along Debatable Shores Where Latin and Slav Meet (Travel by rail and Water along the eastern shoreline of the Adriatic Sea from the northwestern tip of the Serb, Croat, Slovene State of Yugoslavia at Kranjska Gora to Cetinje, capital of the former kingdom of Montenegro), with 27 Illustrations
Medieval Glory Haunts the Eastern Adriatic (Yugoslavia): 17 Autochromes by Hans Hildenbrand
Bird Banding, the Telltale of Migratory Flight: A Modern Method of Learning the Flight-Ways and Habits of Birds, with 50 Illustrations
President Coolidge Bestows Lindbergh Award: The National Geographic Society’s Hubbard Medal Is Presented to Aviator Before the Most Notable Gathering in the History of Washington, with 4 Illustrations 

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National Geographic - December 1927, Vol. 52, No. 6
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Holy City Jerusalem)

The Pageant of Jerusalem: The Capital of the Land of Three Great Faiths Is Still the Holy City for Christian, Moslem, and Jew, with 56 Illustrations

Color Records from the Changing Life of the Holy City, with 27 Autochromes by Maynard W. Williams

East of Suez to the Mount of the Decalogue: Following the Trail Over Which Moses Led the Israelites From the Slave-Pens of Egypt to Sinai, with 33 Illustrations

The Geography of Money, with 31 Illustrations

 

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National Geographic - November 1927, Vol. 52, No. 5

 

SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Portugal)

The Pathfinder of the East: Setting Sail to Find Christians and Spices, Vasco da Gama Met Amazing Adventures, Founded an Empire, and Changed the History of Western Europe, with 44 Illustrations

Rainbow Portraits of Portugal: 17 Autochromes by Gervais Courtellemont

An Altitudinal Journey Through Portugal: Rugged Scenic Beauty, Colorful Costumes, and Ancient Castles Abound in Tiny Nation That Once Ruled a Vast Empire, with 45 Illustrations

Round About Liechtenstein: A Tiny Principality Which the Visitor May Encompass in a Single View Affords Adventurous Climbs Among Steep Pastures and Quaint Villages, with 19 Illustratio

 

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National Geographic - October 1927, Vol. 52, No. 4
SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Sicily)

By Coolie and Caravan Across Central Asia: Narrative of a 7,900-Mile Journey of Exploration and Research Over the Roof of the World, from the Indian Ocean to the Yellow Sea, with 74 Illustrations

Sicily: Island of Vivid Beauty and Crumbling Glory, with 22 Natural Color Photographs by Luigi Pellerano

How Latin America Looks from the Air: U.S. Army Airplanes Hurdle the High Andes, Brave Brazil Jungles, and Follow Smoking Volcanoes to Map New Sky Paths Around South America, with 51 Illustrations

 

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National Geographic - September 1927, Vol. 52, No. 3
 

SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Sea Plankton, and Crow Indians)

The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927: Since White Man’s Discovery This Mighty River Has Served Him Well, Yet It Has Brought Widespread Devastation Along Its Lower Reaches, with 54 Illustrations

Living Jewels of the Sea (Plankton), with 16 Color Paintings by William Crowder

The Black Hills, Once Hunting Grounds of the Red Men, with 18 Illustrations

The Friendly Crows in Festive Panoply (Native American Tribe): 13 Natural Color Photographs by Edwin L. Wisherd

Who Treads Our Trails: A Camera Trapper Describes His Experiences on an Island in the Canal Zone, a Natural-History Laboratory in the American Tropics (Barro Colorado Island, Panama Canal Zone), with 19 Illustrations

Our Transatlantic Flight,by Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd, U.S. Navy (Ret.), with 18 Illustrations

 

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National Geographic - August 1927, Vol. 52, No. 2

ELEVEN ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (France)

Across the Midi in a Canoe: Two Americans Paddle Along the Canals of Southern France from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, with 50 Illustrations

In Smiling Alsace, Where France Has Resumed Sway, with 11 Autochromes by Gervais Courtellemont

Navigating the Norge from Rome to the North Pole and Beyond: The Designer and Pilot of the First Dirigible to Fly Over the Top of the World Describes a Thrilling Voyage of More Than 8,000 Miles, with 37 Illustrations

Stalking the Dragon Lizard on the Island of Komodo, with 21 Illustrations

Air Conquest: From the Early Days of Giant Kites and Birdlike Gliders, The National Geographic Society has Aided and Encouraged the Growth of Aviation, with 13 Illustrations  (Summary: The (National Geographic) Society has long chronicled aviation, including the origins of aircraft types, the science of aviation, the use of aircraft in war, commerce, and industry, and the role of aircraft in exploration.  Related Subjects: Aviation; Bell, Alexander Graham; Byrd, Richard Evelyn; Gliders; Hubbard Medal - Recpients; Kites; Lindbergh, Charles A.; Wright, Orville; Wright, Wilbur.)

 

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National Geographic - July 1927, Vol. 52, No. 1
SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Moths & Butterflies)

Sindbads of Science: Narrative of a Windjammer’s Specimen-Collecting Voyage to the Sargasso Sea, to Senegambian Africa and Among Islands of High Adventure in the South Atlantic, with 87 Illustrations

Strange Habits of Familiar Moths and Butterflies, with 44 Illustrations including 16 Full Page Color Plates

Where Our Moths and Butterflies Roam

 

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National Geographic - June 1927, Vol. 51, No. 6
SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Czechoslovakia)

Ho for the Soochow Ho (Houseboat Journey in China from Shanghai on the Sochow Creek to Soochow, and thence by the Grand Canal to Hangchow), with 33 Illustrations

The Geography of China: The Influence of Physical Environment on the History and Character of the Chinese People, with 11 Illustrations

Life Afloat in China: Tens of Thousands of Chinese in Congested Ports Spend Their Entire Existence on Boats, with 28 Illustrations

New China and the Printed Page, with 21 Illustrations

Among the People of Cathay: 16 Illustrations in Duotone

Hospitality of the Czechs

Costumes of Czechoslovakia: 19 Natural Color Photographs by Hans Hildenbrand

 

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National Geographic - May 1927, Vol. 51, No. 5

SPECIAL ISSUE Wild Flowers of the West 

THIRTY-TWO PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Wild Flowers)

Among the Zapotecs of Mexico: A Visit to the Indians of Oaxaca, Home State of the Republic’s Great Liberator, Juarez, and Its Most Famous Ruler, Diaz, with 60 Illustrations

The Family Tree of the Flowers, with 2 Illustrations

Wild Flowers of the West, with 205 Illustrations in Color from Paintings by Edith S. Clements

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National Geographic - April 1927, Vol. 51, No. 4

TWENTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Fowl)

The Races of Domestic Fowl, with 67 Illustrations

Fowl of the Old and New World: 29 Paintings from Life by Hashime Murayama

America’s Debt to the Hen, with 15 Illustrations

Farmer’s Since the Days of Noah: China’s Remarkable System of Agriculture Has Kept Alive the Densest Population in the World, with 37 Illustrations

 

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National Geographic - March 1927, Vol. 51, No. 3

SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Ireland & Vermont)

Ireland: The Rock Whence I Was Hewn, with 69 Illustrations

The Hills and Dales of Erin (Ireland): 12 Natural Color Photographs

The Green Mountain State (Vermont): 5 Natural Color Photographs

The Green Mountain State (Vermont), with 41 Illustrations

Nicaragua, Largest of Central American Republics, with 15 Illustrations

 

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National Geographic - February 1927, Vol. 51, No. 2
 

18 ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Peru and Bolivia Andes)

A Maryland Pilgrimage: Visits to Hallowed Shrines Recall the Major Role Played by This Prosperous State in the Development of Popular Government in America, with 88 Illustrations

The Heart of Aymara Land: A Visit to Tiahuanacu, Perhaps the Oldest City of the New World, Lost Beneath the Drifting Sand of Centuries in the Bolivian Highlands, with 24 Illustrations

High Lights in the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes: 18 Natural Color Photographs by W. Robert Moore

 

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National Geographic - January 1927, Vol. 51, No. 1

NINETEEN ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Caribbean and, Ocean Bottom)

Jamaica, the Isle of Many Rivers, with 39 Illustrations

The Color Palette of the Caribbean: 11 Natural Color Photographs by Jacob Gayer

The First Autochromes from the Ocean Bottom: Marine Life in Its Natural Habitat Along the Florida Keys Is Successfully Photographed in Colors, with 8 Natural Color Photographs by W. H. Longley; and, Charles Martin

Life on a Coral Reef: The Fertility and Mystery of the Sea Studied Beneath the Waters Surrounding Dry Tortugas (westernmost of the Florida Keys Islands), with 22 Illustrations

The Columbus of the Pacific: Captain James Cook, Foremost British Navigator, Expanded the Great Sea to Correct Proportions and Won for Albion an Insular Empire by Peaceful Exploration and Scientific Study, with 25 Illustrations

A Pictorial Jaunt Through Papua: 22 Illustrations from Photographs by Capt. Frank Hurley

 

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National Geographic - December 1926, Vol. 50, No. 6

THIRTY-FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Birthplace of Christianity: Jerusalem, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon)
Skirting the Shores of Sunrise: Seeking and Finding The Levant in a Journey by Steamer, Motor-Car, and Train from Constantinople to Port Said (lands that form a crescent around the eastern half of the Mediterranean Sea including Turkey, Syria, and Palestine), with 61 Illustrations
In the Birthplace of Christianity (Jerusalem; Palestine; Syria; Lebanon) : 34 Autochromes Lumiere by Hans Hildenbrand; Maynard Owen Williams; and, Gervais Courtellemont
Among the Bethlehem Shepherds: A Visit to the Valley Which David Probably Recalled When He Wrote the Twenty-third Psalm, with 19 Illustrations
Exploring the Earth’s Stratosphere: The Holder of the American Altitude Record Describes His Experiences in Reaching the Ceiling of His Plane at an Elevation of Nearly Eight Miles, with 18 Illustrations 

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National Geographic - November 1926, Vol. 50, No. 5

SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR
Russia of the Hour: Giant Battle Ground for Theories of Economy, Society, and Politics, as Observed by an Unbiased Correspondent, with 81 Illustrations
Guatemala: Land of Volcanoes and Progress: Cradle of Ancient Mayan Civilization, Redolent With Its Later Spanish and Indian Ways, Now Reaping Prosperity from Bananas and Coffee, with 33 Illustrations
The Land of the Quetzal (Guatemala): 20 Natural Color Photographs by Jacob Gayer 

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National Geographic - October 1926, Vol. 50, No. 4

SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR
Canada from the Air: Flights Aggregating 10,000 Miles Reveal the Marvelous Scenic Beauties and Amazing Natural Resources of the Dominion, with 77 Illustrations
Carnival Days on the Riviera (across the south of France, particularly in Nice), with 21 Illustrations
The France of Sunshine and Flowers: 16 Color Illustrations from Photographs by Maynard Owen Williams; Gervais Courtellemont; and, Hans Hildenbrand
Hunting an Observatory: A Successful Search for a Dry Mountain on Which to Establish the National Geographic Society’s Solar Radiation Station, with 14 Illustrations

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National Geographic - September 1926, Vol. 50, No. 3


16 PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR
Marching Through Georgia Sixty Years After: Multifold Industries and Diversified Agriculture Are Restoring the Prosperity of American’s Largest State East of the Mississippi, with 47 Illustrations
Flying Over Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine: Looking Down Upon the Holy Land During an Air Journey of Two and a Half Hours from Cairo to Jerusalem, with 27 Illustrations
Along the Banks of the Colorful Nile: 23 Natural Color Photographs by Gervais Courtellemont
The First Flight to the North Pole, by Lieutenant Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd, U. S. Navy (Ret.), with 14 Illustrations
Commander Byrd Receives the Hubbard Gold Medal: The First Explorer to Reach the North Pole by Air Receives Coveted Honor at Brilliant National Geographic Society Reception, with 6 Illustrations

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National Geographic - August 1926, Vol. 50, No. 2

SPECIAL ISSUE Jellyfish

SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR
Through the Great River Trenches of Asia: National Geographic Society Explorer Follows the Yangtze, Mekong, and Salwin Through Mighty Gorges, Some of Whose Canyon Walls Tower to a Height of More Than Two Miles (Western China and Southeastern Tibet), by Joseph F. Rock, with 48 Illustrations (Summary: Joseph Rock realizes his goal to bring home to America in pictures the sheer rock faces and churning waters of China's famous river gorges and the lifestyles of those who live along them.  Related Subjects: China; Mekong River, Southeast Asia; Salween River, Myanmar-China; Yangtze River and Basin, China; Yunnan Province, China)
The Life of the Moon Jellyfish, with 6 Illustrations
Jellyfishes, Living Draperies of Color: Eight Reproductions of Paintings from Life by William Crowder
Struggling Poland: A Journey in Search of the Picturesque Through the Most Populous of the New States of Europe, with 49 Illustrations
Siena’s Palio, An Italian Inheritance from the Middle Ages, with 3 Illustrations
Under Radiant Italian Skies: Eight Natural-Color Photographs by Hans Hildenbrand 

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National Geographic - July 1926, Vol. 50, No. 1

THIRTY-FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR
Standing Iceberg Guard in the North Atlantic: International Patrol Safeguards the Lives of Thousands of Travelers and Protects Transatlantic Liners from a Titanic Fate, with 30 Illustrations
The World’s Great Waterfalls: Visits to Mighty Niagara (in North America), Wonderful Victoria (of the Zambezi, in South Africa), and Picturesque Iguazu (in South America), with 29 Illustrations
Streets and Palaces of Colorful India, with 34 Illustrations from Natural-Color Photographs by Gervais Courtellemont
Pirate Rivers and Their Prizes: The Warfare of Waterways Has Sometimes Changed the Geography of Our Continents, with 44 Illustrations 

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National Geographic - June 1926, Vol. 49, No. 6

152 ILLUSTRATIONS: 16 PAGES IN FULL COLOR
The Conquest of Mount Logan: North America’s Second Highest Peak Yields to the Intrepid Attack of Canadian Climbers, with 40 Illustrations
The Beauty of the Bavarian Alps, with 16 Autochromes Lumiere by Hans Hildenbrand
Through the Deserts and Jungles of Africa by Motor: Caterpillar Cars Make 15,000-Mile Trip from Algeria to Madagascar in Nine Months, with 96 Illustrations 

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National Geographic - May 1926, Vol. 49, No. 5


18 ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR
Motor-Coaching Through North Carolina, with 44 Illustrations
The Ashley River and Its Gardens (Tidal River of South Carolina), with 6 Illustrations
Exploring the Atlantic Seaboard with a Color Camera: 18 Natural Color Photographs by Charles Martin; and, Jacob Gayer
London From a Bus Top, with 44 Illustrations 

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National Geographic - April 1926, Vol. 49, No. 4

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR
Exploring the Valley of the Amazon in a Hydroplane: Twelve Thousand Miles of Flying Over the World’s Greatest River and Greatest Forest to Chart the Unknown Parima River from the Sky, by Captain Albert W. Stevens, U. S. Army Air Service, with 87 Illustrations
Marvels of Mycetozoa: Exploration of a Long Island Swamp Reveals Some of the Secrets of the Slime Molds, Dwelling on the Borderland Between the Plant and Animal Kingdoms, with 21 Illustrations including: 16 Full-page Color Illustrations from Paintings from Life by William Crowder
The Amazon, Father of Waters: The Earth’s Mightiest River Drains a Basin of More Than 2,700,000 Square Miles, from Which Came Originally the World’s Finest Rubber, with 15 Illustrations
Where the Sard Holds Sway (Sardinia), with 9 Autochrome Illustrations from Natural-Color Photographs by Colonel Luigi Pellerano
Recent Contributions by Members of the National Geographic Society 

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National Geographic - March 1926, Vol. 49, No. 3

SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR
Singapore, Crossroads of the East: The World’s Greatest Mart for Rubber and Tin Was in Recent Times a Pirate-haunted, Tiger-infested Jungle Isle, with 33 Illustrations
The Land of Egypt: A Narrow Green Strip of Fertility Stretching for a Thousand Miles Through Walls of Desert, with 29 Illustrations
A Naturalist with MacMillan in the Arctic
The First Natural-Color Photographs from the Arctic: 22 Autochromes by Jacob Gayer; and, Maynard O. Williams
Transylvania and Its Seven Castles: A Motor Circuit Through Rumania’s New Province of Racial Complexity and Architectural Charm, with 36 Illustrations

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National Geographic - February 1926, Vol. 49, No. 2

112 ILLUSTRATIONS: 8 PAGES IN FULL COLOR
Round About Bogota: A Hunt for New Fruits and Plants Among the Mountain Forests of Colombia’s Unique Capital, with 35 Illustrations
Fishing for Pearls in the Indian Ocean, with 24 Illustrations
Rothenburg (Germany), the City Time Forgot, with 8 Natural-color Photographs by Hans Hildenbrand
The Road to Wang Ye Fu: An Account of the Work of the National Geographic Society’s Central-China Expedition in the Mongol Kingdom of Ala Shan, with 29 Illustrations
Scenes in the Celestial Republic (China): 16 Full-page Illustrations in Duotone 

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National Geographic - January 1926, Vol. 49, No. 1

SPECIAL ISSUE Pigeons

TWELVE PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR (Pigeons)
On the Trail of the Air Mail: A Narrative of t