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James P. Blair

Rock art decorates an Easter Island cave

When President Ronald Reagan dedicated an expansive new building on the National Geographic campus in 1984, he quipped: “I guess you have trouble storing your old National Geographics, too." The comment brought down the house, Grosvenor recalls. "Most of our members would never throw an issue away."

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.

Clear cut areas to be used for palm oil plantations in Malaysia.

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.