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James P. Blair

In India's Golden Temple of Amritsar, a Sikh reads a copy of the Guru Granth Sahib. The holy text contains prayers, wisdom from Sikh gurus, and writings of Hindu and Muslim saints.

Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King holds his "I Have A Dream" speech while talking with a volunteer security guard who wears a Gandhi cap, a symbol of nonviolent resistance to segregation. Photographer James P. Blair took the day off of work from National Geographic to document the event on his own. His photos of the day, including this one, have rarely been published.

In India's Golden Temple of Amritsar, a Sikh reads a copy of the Guru Granth Sahib. The holy text contains prayers, wisdom from Sikh gurus, and writings of Hindu and Muslim saints.

Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King holds his "I Have A Dream" speech while talking with a volunteer security guard who wears a Gandhi cap, a symbol of nonviolent resistance to segregation. Photographer James P. Blair took the day off of work from National Geographic to document the event on his own. His photos of the day, including this one, have rarely been published.

Cousteau with a camera approaches a resting sea lion on Lobos Island, Uruguay. By the end of his life, Cousteau was warning that humans were ruining the oceans and threatening animals, becoming a conservation advocate.

On August 28, 1963, some 250,000 people arrived at the National Mall for the March on Washington, demonstrating for civil rights for Black Americans. It was here that Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.

On August 28, 1963, some 250,000 people arrived at the National Mall for the March on Washington, demonstrating for civil rights for Black Americans. It was here that Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.

The December 1975 issue featured a story called "Can We Harness the Wind?" about the possibilities for wind energy. Here, 91-year-old Emil Gehrke poses with just a few of the 300 decorative windmills he built for his yard in Grand Coulee, Washington.

Iran, 1975: a Shahsavan woman covers her smile with a veil.

Iran, 1975: Shahsavan tribespeople prepare to break camp and move upland. In what was once northeastern Persia, these nomadic peoples made their home amidst the Transcaucasus mountains and became famous for their intricate weavings – most notably in rugs.