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Maynard Owen Williams

National Geographic correspondent Maynard Owen Williams photographed this moment at the opening ceremonies of Tutankhamun’s tomb in February 1923.

Palestine, 1926: the chief of a Bedouin nomadic tribe stands with ruins on the site of Old Tiberias.

In this photo from the December 1950 issue, monks flank the Patriarch of the Cathedral of St. James, the Armenian Church in Jerusalem. The ornate service was held on Maundy Thursday, which remembers the day Jesus Christ washed his disciples' feet the day before his crucifixion.

This image first appeared in a story about New Delhi, India, in the October 1942 issue. Pilgrims brought bowls of rice to this site as charitable gifts, and once the rice was eaten, the bowls were hung up to celebrate the gift.

This image first appeared in a story about New Delhi, India, in the October 1942 issue. Pilgrims brought bowls of rice to this site as charitable gifts, and once the rice was eaten, the bowls were hung up to celebrate the gift.

A married woman wearing a shatweh, or tarbush-shaped hat covered in coins and draped with a white cloth, poses for a portrait in Bethlehem.

A woman at the Delphic Festival near Kephissia, Greece, poses in a hat and clothing typical of the people in Chalkidiki, a region in northern Greece known for jutting peninsulas and sandy beaches.

A rug dealer from Turkmenistan in the early 1900s wears a wool telpek hat. The rug draped across his shoulder signifies what he's selling.

A 12-year-old girl poses for a portrait in front of her home in Cyprus. This colorised photo was one of 66 that accompanied a July 1928 article about the Mediterranean island.

This photo of a turkey farm in Idaho was part of a story about the state's efforts to support the USA's mission in World War II. These hefty birds would eventually be butchered for troops' MREs.