Unpublished Photos From National Geographic Archives

A picture might be worth a thousand words but National Geographic photographs leaves us speechless. Known for their captivating daily pictures, they also offer an opportunity to dive into the archives of previously unpublished or forgotten images.

The project called Found was established in 2013 to honor NatGeo's 125th anniversary. The project's team says that their mission is to bring the pictures back to life by sharing them to new audiences. And even some of the dates or locations are missing, the images capture perfect moments making them timeless.
The photographs are dug up by Guardian of the Collection William Bonner, who still finds them highly inspiring even after years spent in the archives. Together with editor Janna Dotschkal's love for aesthetics, they make the vintage material shine as new.

More info: NatGeo Found (h/t: DeMilked)

#1 A Kitten Aboard A Floating Victoria Water Lily Pad In The Philippines, 1935

#2 A White Fallow Stag Stands In A Forest In Switzerland, 1973

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#3 American Bison Charge Through Heavy Snow In Yellowstone National Park, November 1967

#4 With Claws Bared, A Kitten Attacks Its Own Mirrored Reflection, 1964

#5 Hikers Stand Near The Top Of A Natural Rock Bridge On Mt. Rainier, Washington, May 1963

#6 Irish Guards Remain At Attention After One Guardsman Faints In London, England, June 1966

#7 A Wave Of Rock Shaped By Wind And Rain Towers Above A Plain In Western Australia, September 1963

#8 A Regular At Le Louis Ix In Paris, “caramel” Keeps A Client Company, May 1988

#9 A Young Kenyan Woman Holds Her Pet Deer In Mombassa, March 1909

#10 Young Lovers Embrace Beside The Arc De Triomphe In Paris, 1960

#11 A Woman Stands In Front Of Her Flower Stand On The Rambla In Barcelona, Spain, March 1929

#12 Tourists Explore Massive Dead Tree With Tunnel Cut Out For A Road In Sequoia National Forest, May 1951

#13 A Man Herds Sheep With The Help Of His Collies In Scotland, 1919

#14 A Flock Of Birds Fly Up From An Enclosed Courtyard In Old Havana, December 1987

#15 Locals Relax By The Tulip Fields Along The Canal In Haarlem, The Netherlands, 1931

#16 Loggers And The Giant Mark Twain Redwood Cut Down In California, 1892

#17 A Man Examines The Teeth Of A 10-month-old Alaskan Malamute Puppy Near The South Pole, 1957

#18 Boys Dressed Up In School Uniforms Pose With King Penguins At The London Zoo, 1953

#19 Roaring Out Of Auyan-tepui’s Wall, A Waterfall Plummets Over 3,000 Feet In Venezuela, March 1963

#20 A Man Stands Dwarfed Under The Ape-ape Leaves Of Puohokamoa Gulch In Maui, Hawaii, 1924

#21 John F. Kennedy’s Coffin Lies In State Beneath The Capitol’s Dome, November 1963

#22 Woman Adorned Like A Chinese Goddess Poses In A Garden In California, 1915

#23 Welts, Scars Of Beauty, Pattern The Entire Back Of A Nuba Woman In Sudan, 1966

#24 A Shadow Of A Man Holding A Bicycle Is Cast On A Wall Near The Zambezi River, 1996

#25 A Child Sitting On A Hereford Bull Near Pleasanton, California, 1926

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