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Vintage Prints from National Geographic
Posted by: Ian – Sep 15, 2009
As a child, one of my early inspirations as a photographer came from the various old copies of National Geographic laying around the house. I'm not sure if we had a subscription or not, however, on a day trip to one of my dad's eccentric co-worker's houses, I discovered a treasure- years upon years of National Geographic. Instead of playing in the yard with my sister and friends, I spent the day pouring over majestic images from around the globe.
Herbert Ponting
Sun Across the Ice, Antarctica, 1911-1912
Vintage gelatin silver, printed c. 1911-1912
15 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches
From NPR (who has a really nifty slideshow of the images):
The magazine has been around for a long time. Since 1888, actually -- way back when photography was still in its infancy. As the medium continued to improve, so did photojournalism, resulting in the cachet of that little yellow rectangle. Perhaps National Geographic is feeling wistful in its old age: It has recently decided to not only dust off some treasures from its vaults but also -- for the first time -- offer a limited series of photographs and illustrations for purchase.
Willis Lee
Elizabeth Lee, Beneath a Beam of Sunlight at a Natural Opening, Carlsbad Cavern National Monument, New Mexico, 1924.
Vintage gelatin silver, printed
1924 6 x 8 inches
These beautiful works will be showing at the Steve Kasher Gallery in New York City. Over 150 prints will be shown, dating from the Society's founding in 1888 through the 1940's.
Joseph F. Rock
Yangtze, northwest Yunnan, China, January 20, 1924
Vintage gelatin silver, printed 1924
4 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches
title image:
B. Anthony Stewart
Coal Burning, Near Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, 1938
Vintage gelatin silver, printed 1938
6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches
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