National Geographic logo National Geographic magazines. National Geographic is an American magazine that is noted for its cover stories and accompanying photography .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The first photo to appear on the cover of National Geographic was in the July 1959 issue of the magazine.[ 2] The cover story titled "New Stars for Old Glory" featured the 49-star flag of the United States after Alaska 's admission to the Union as a U.S. state ,[ 4] which was signed into law on July 3, 1959, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower .[ 5] The article was written by Lonnelle Aikman,[ 4] with the photograph captured by B. Anthony Stewart .[ 6] [ 4]
Throughout the 1960s National Geographic's cover stories showcased global historical events such as the one hundredth Anniversary of the Unification of Italy [ 7] and America's involvement in the Vietnam War .[ 8] [ 9] Cover stories included articles written by notable writers such as Jacques Cousteau ,[ 10] Dwight D. Eisenhower,[ 11] Jane Goodall [ 12] and Melville Bell Grosvenor .[ 13] Cover photos were published by notable photographers such as Winfield Parks ,[ 14] Helen and Frank Schreider [ 15] and twin brothers Frank and John Craighead .[ 16]
The 1960s saw articles written and photographed at locations around the globe featuring wildlife like the March 1967 issue titled "Snowflake, the World's First White Gorilla", written by Arthur J. Riopelle with a photo on the cover of Snowflake the gorilla ,[ 17] photographed by Paul A. Zahl .[ 18] Articles featured on the cover of the magazine also included human-interest stories such as "Afghanistan: Crossroads of Conquerors", written and photographed by Thomas J. Abercrombie featuring an Afghan family in the September 1968 issue.[ 19] [ 20] Many geographical locations were featured including Mount Everest in the October 1963 article "Six to the Summit" about the American Everest expedition , written by Norman Dyhrenfurth [ 21] with photographs by mountaineer Barry C. Bishop .[ 22]
In the December 1969 issue, astronauts Neil Armstrong , Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins wrote the cover story titled "First Explorers on the Moon", writing in detail their account of the Apollo 11 mission and what it was like being the first humans on the Moon . The photo on the cover of the magazine featured a picture taken from space by Armstrong, that of Aldrin in a spacesuit on the surface of the Moon.[ 23] [ 24]
Only five issues were published in 1959 with photos on the cover.
1963 Titlea Date Author Photographer/artist Imagesb Expeditions of the National Geographic Society 1888–1963 January 1963 Melvin M. Payne Tom Lovell Explorer I Burma – Gentle Neighbor of India and Red China February 1963 W. Robert Moore W. Robert Moore A Burmese woman dancing Arizona: Booming Youngster of the West March 1963 Robert De Roos Robert F. Sisson Navajo Herder in Arizona Ships Through the Ages: A Saga of the Seas April 1963 Alan Villiers Willem van de Velde HMS Resolution India: Subcontinent in Crisis May 1963 John Scofield John Scofield Rajasthan woman Italian Riviera, Land that Winter Forgot June 1963 Howell Walker Howell Walker Portofino , Italy Athens: Golden Past and Busy Present July 1963 Kenneth F. Weaver Phillip Harrington Parthenon The Magic Worlds of Walt Disney August 1963 Robert De Roos Thomas Nebbia Girls at Disneyland Australia: Vigorous Young Nation in the South Seas September 1963 Alan Villiers Robert B. Goodman Australian boat and swimmers Six to the Summit October 1963 Norman Dyhrenfurth Barry C. Bishop Mount Everest The Parks in Your Backyard November 1963 Conrad L. Wirth Albert Moldvay Deer at a national park Triumph of the First Crusade to the Holy land: The Capture of Jerusalem December 1963 Franc Shor Thomas Nebbia Nicaea under siege
a.^ In some issues of National Geographic, the cover story would have one title on the cover and a different title (with the same meaning) on the headline of the actual article. Titles represented in this list, are taken from the cover and the citation represents the article title found in the table of contents. b.^ Images could also be a painting or a drawing. Photo credits are found on the inside front cover at the bottom of the page. c.^ Uncredited photograph d.^ Two photographers credited, it is not stated which one took the photo e.^ Uncredited article. Usually a breakout article. f.^ Photograph not credited in the magazine, but is at the preceding reference[ 6] ^ Braverman, Sandra (September 23, 1990). "A Photographic Odyssey" . The Boston Globe . p. West 9. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via newspapers.com . ^ a b Dukehart, Coburn (October 1, 2013). " 'National Geographic' Celebrates 125 Years Of Photography" . NPR.com . Retrieved April 12, 2023 . ^ "National Geographic" . postalmuseum.si.edu . Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved April 19, 2023 . ^ a b c Aikman, Lonnelle (July 1959). "New Stars for Old Glory" . National Geographic . Vol. 116, no. 1. p. 86. ^ Powers, Sara (January 3, 2023). "This day in history: Alaska becomes 49th state in 1959" . CBS Detroit . Retrieved April 10, 2023 . ^ a b "July 1959-First Photograph Appears on the Cover" . nationalgeographic.com . National Geographic . Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2023 . ^ a b Kenney, Nathaniel T. (November 1961). "United Italy Marks its 100th Year" . National Geographic . Vol. 120, no. 5. p. 593. ^ a b Chapelle, Dickey (November 1962). "Helicopter Over South Viet nam" . National Geographic . Vol. 122, no. 5. p. 723. ^ Staff writer (June 25, 2018). "Wilbur's Vietnam: 1960s Saigon Through the Lens of a Famed National Geographic Editor" . Saigoneer . Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam . Retrieved April 13, 2023 . ^ a b Cousteau, Jacques-Yves (April 1960). "Diving Saucer Takes to the Deep" . National Geographic . Vol. 117, no. 4. p. 571. ^ a b Eisenhower, Dwight D. (August 1965). "The Churchill I Knew" . National Geographic . Vol. 128, no. 2. p. 153. ^ a b Lawick-Goodall, Baroness Jane van (December 1965). "New Discoveries Among Africa's Chimpanzees" . National Geographic . Vol. 128, no. 6. p. 802. ^ a b Grosvenor, Melville Bell (July 1966). "Today and Tomorrow in Our National Parks" . National Geographic . Vol. 130, no. 1. p. 1. ^ a b Parks, Winfield (February 1965). "Four-Ocean Navy in the Nuclear Age" . National Geographic . Vol. 127, no. 2. p. 145. ^ a b Schreider, Helen ; Schreider, Frank (October 1960). "From the Hair of Silva" . National Geographic . Vol. 118, no. 4. p. 445. ^ a b Craighead, Frank ; Craighead, John (August 1960). "Knocking Out Grizzly Bears For Their Own Good" . National Geographic . Vol. 118, no. 2. p. 276. ^ "Snowflake" . zoobarcelona.cat . Barcelona Zoo . Retrieved April 12, 2023 . ^ a b Riopelle, Arthur J. (March 1967). "Snowflake, the World's First White Gorilla" . National Geographic . Vol. 131, no. 3. p. 442. ^ a b Abercrombie, Thomas J. (September 1968). "Afghanistan: Crossroads of Conquerors" . National Geographic . Vol. 134, no. 3. p. 297. ^ "Not Single Bridge Spans Rivers Between Soviet, Afghanistan" . The Monitor . McAllen, Texas . October 21, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via newspapers.com . ^ Chan, Sewell (September 27, 2017). "Norman Dyhrenfurth, 99, Dies; Led First U.S. Team to Reach Top of Everest" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 12, 2023 . ^ a b Dyhrenfurth, Norman (October 1963). "Six to the Summit" . National Geographic . Vol. 124, no. 4. p. 460. ^ Armstrong, Neil A. ; Aldrin, Edwin E. ; Collins, Michael (December 1969). "First Explorers on the Moon" . National Geographic . Vol. 136, no. 6. p. 735. ^ "National Geographic National Geographic [Vol. 136, No. 6, December 1969]" . gilderlehrman.org . Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . Retrieved April 12, 2023 . ^ Aikman, Lonnelle (July 1959). "New Stars for Old Glory" . National Geographic . Vol. 116, no. 1. p. 86. f ^ W.E., Garrett (September 1959). "Pacific Fleet: Force for Peace" . National Geographic . Vol. 116, no. 3. p. 283. ^ Zahl, Paul A. (October 1959). "Creatures of Hawaii's Coral Reefs" . National Geographic . Vol. 116, no. 4. p. 510. ^ Cameron, Frank (November 1959). "California's Wonderful One" . National Geographic . Vol. 116, no. 5. p. 571. ^ Johnson, Irving ; Johnson, Electa (December 1959). "New Guinea to Bali in Yankee " . National Geographic . Vol. 116, no. 6. p. 767. ^ Perazic, Elizabeth (January 1960). "Little Laos, Next Door to Red China" . National Geographic . Vol. 117, no. 1. p. 46. ^ "Chile, The Long and Narrow Land" . National Geographic . Vol. 117, no. 2. February 1960. p. 185. ^ Simpich, Frederick (March 1960). "Fountain of Fire in Hawaii" . National Geographic . Vol. 117, no. 3. p. 303. ^ Grosvenor, Gilbert M. (May 1960). "When the President Goes Abroad" . National Geographic . Vol. 117, no. 5. p. 588. ^ Edwards, Walter M. (June 1960). "Eternal France" . National Geographic . Vol. 117, no. 6. p. 725. ^ Fisher, Allan C. (July 1960). "Space Pioneers of NASA" . National Geographic . Vol. 118, no. 1. p. 48. ^ Rodger, George; Rodger, Jinx (September 1960). "Where Elephants Have the Right of Way" . National Geographic . Vol. 118, no. 3. p. 363. ^ Greenewalt, Crawford (November 1960). "The Hummingbirds" . National Geographic . Vol. 118, no. 5. p. 658. ^ Shor, Franc (December 1960). "Japan: The Exquisite Enigma" . National Geographic . Vol. 118, no. 6. p. 733. ^ Aikman, Lonnelle (January 1961). "Inside the White House" . National Geographic . Vol. 119, no. 1. p. 3. ^ Gilliard, E. Thomas (February 1961). "Exploring New Britain's Land of Fire" . National Geographic . Vol. 119, no. 2. p. 261. ^ Morton, H. V. (March 1961). "The Magic Road Round Ireland" . National Geographic . Vol. 119, no. 3. p. 293. ^ Cochran, Robert T. (April 1961). "Witness to a War" . National Geographic . Vol. 119, no. 4. p. 453. ^ Schreider, Helen ; Schreider, Frank (May 1961). "Indonesia: The Young and Troubled Island Nation" . National Geographic . Vol. 119, no. 5. p. 579. ^ Fisher, Allen C. (June 1961). "The City: London's Storied Square Mile" . National Geographic . Vol. 119, no. 6. p. 735. ^ Gray, Ralph (July 1961). "From Sea to Shining Sea: A Cross Section of the United States Along Historic Route 40" . National Geographic . Vol. 120, no. 1. p. 1. ^ White, Peter T. (August 1961). "Report on Laos" . National Geographic . Vol. 120, no. 2. p. 241. ^ Stevenson, Adlai (September 1961). "United Nations: Capital of the Family Man" . National Geographic . Vol. 120, no. 3. p. 297. ^ McDowell, Bart (October 1961). "Mexico in Motion" . National Geographic . Vol. 120, no. 4. p. 490. ^ Emmerson, Guy (December 1961). "The Kress Collection: A Gift to the Nation" . National Geographic . Vol. 120, no. 6. p. 823. ^ Greenberg, Jerry (January 1962). "Florida's Coral City Beneath the Sea" . National Geographic . Vol. 121, no. 1. p. 70. ^ Allen, Robert Porter (February 1962). "Roseate spoonbill – Radiant birds of the gulf coast" . National Geographic . Vol. 121, no. 2. p. 274. ^ William O., Douglas (March 1962). "Journey to Outer Mongolia" . National Geographic . Vol. 121, no. 3. p. 289. ^ Marden, Luis (April 1962). "Huzza for Ataheite!" . National Geographic . Vol. 121, no. 4. p. 435. ^ Scofield, John (May 1962). "Australian New Guinea" . National Geographic . Vol. 121, no. 5. p. 583. ^ Voas, Robert B. (June 1962). "John Glenn's three orbits in Friendship 7" . National Geographic . Vol. 121, no. 6. p. 792. ^ Marden, Luis (July 1962). "Tahiti, 'Finest Island in the World' " . National Geographic . Vol. 122, no. 1. p. 1. ^ Kenney, Nathaniel T. (August 1962). "Cape Cod – Where Sea holds Sway Over Man and Land" . National Geographic . Vol. 122, no. 2. p. 149. ^ White, Peter T. (September 1962). "Brazil, Oba!" . National Geographic . Vol. 122, no. 3. p. 299. ^ Roos, Robert D. (October 1962). "California's City of Angels" . National Geographic . Vol. 122, no. 4. p. 451. ^ McDowell, Bart (December 1962). "Puerto Rico's Seven-League Bootstraps" . National Geographic . Vol. 122, no. 6. p. 755. ^ Payne, Melvin M. (January 1963). "Expeditions of the National Geographic Society" . National Geographic . Vol. 123, no. 1. p. 10. ^ Moore, W. Robert (February 1963). "Burma – Gentle Neighbor of India and Red China" . National Geographic . Vol. 123, no. 2. p. 153. ^ De Roos, Robert (March 1963). "Arizona: Booming Youngster of the West" . National Geographic . Vol. 123, no. 3. p. 299. ^ Villiers, Alan (April 1963). "Ships Through the Ages: A Saga of the Seas" . National Geographic . Vol. 123, no. 4. p. 494. ^ Scofield, John (May 1963). "India: Subcontinent in Crisis" . National Geographic . Vol. 123, no. 5. p. 599. ^ Walker, Howell (June 1963). "Italian Riviera, Land that Winter Forgot" . National Geographic . Vol. 123, no. 6. p. 743. ^ Harrington, Phillip (July 1963). "Athens: Golden Past and Busy Present" . National Geographic . Vol. 124, no. 1. p. 100. ^ De Roos, Robert (August 1963). "The Magic Worlds of Walt Disney" . National Geographic . Vol. 124, no. 2. p. 159. ^ Villiers, Alan (September 1963). "Australia: Vigorous Young Nation in the South Seas" . National Geographic . Vol. 123, no. 3. p. 309. ^ Wirth, Conrad L. (November 1963). "The Parks in Your Backyard" . National Geographic . Vol. 124, no. 5. p. 647. ^ Shor, Franc Shor (December 1963). "Triumph of the First Crusade to the Holy land: The Capture of Jerusalem" . National Geographic . Vol. 124, no. 6. p. 839. ^ Hayden, Carl (January 1964). "The Nation's Capital Revealed as Never Before" . National Geographic . Vol. 126, no. 1. p. 1. ^ Weaver, Kenneth F. (February 1964). "The Five Worlds of Peru" . National Geographic . Vol. 126, no. 2. p. 213. ^ Dryden, Hugh Latimer (March 1964). "How We Plan to Put Men on the Moon" . National Geographic . Vol. 126, no. 3. p. 356. ^ Cousteau, Jacques-Yves (April 1964). "At Home in the Sea" . National Geographic . Vol. 126, no. 4. p. At Home in the Sea. ^ Staff writer (May 1964). "President Johnson Dedicates the Society's New Headquarters" . National Geographic . Vol. 126, no. 5. p. 668. ^ Mohr, Charles (June 1964). "Exploring America Underground" . National Geographic . Vol. 126, no. 6. p. 803. ^ Grosvenor, Melville Bell (July 1964). "World's Tallest Tree Discovered" . National Geographic . Vol. 127, no. 1. p. 1. ^ Gimbel, Peter (August 1964). "Para-Explorers Challenge Peru's Unknown Vilcabamba" . National Geographic . Vol. 127, no. 2. p. 268. ^ Brooks, Rhoda; Brooks, Earl (September 1964). "Ambassadors of Good Will, the Peace Corps: Ecuador" . National Geographic . Vol. 127, no. 3. p. 338. ^ Abercrombie, Thomas J. (October 1964). "Tokyo, the Peaceful Explosion" . National Geographic . Vol. 127, no. 4. p. 445. ^ Bisch, Jorgen (November 1964). "This is the China I Saw" . National Geographic . Vol. 127, no. 5. p. 591. ^ Spafford Vester, Bertha (December 1964). "Jerusalem, My Home" . National Geographic . Vol. 127, no. 6. p. 826. ^ Sochurek, Howard (January 1965). "Americans in Action in Vietnam" . National Geographic . Vol. 127, no. 1. p. 38. ^ McDowell, Bart (March 1965). "The Changing Face of Old Spain" . National Geographic . Vol. 127, no. 3. p. 291. ^ Kenny, Nathaniel T. (April 1965). "Ethiopian Adventure" . National Geographic . Vol. 127, no. 4. p. 548. ^ Johnson, Irving ; Johnson, Electa (May 1965). "Yankee Cruises the Stored Nile" . National Geographic . Vol. 127, no. 5. p. 583. ^ Treat, Davidson (June 1965). "Moths that Behave Like Hummingbirds" . National Geographic . Vol. 127, no. 6. p. 773. ^ Backer, William Slade (July 1965). "Down the Danube by Canoe" . National Geographic . Vol. 128, no. 1. p. 34. ^ LeMay, Curtis (September 1965). "United States Air force: Power for Peace" . National Geographic . Vol. 128, no. 3. p. 291. ^ Peissel, Michel (October 1965). "Mustang, Nepal's Lost Kingdom" . National Geographic . Vol. 128, no. 4. p. 579. ^ Englebert, Victor (November 1965). "I Joined a Sahara Salt Caravan" . National Geographic . Vol. 128, no. 5. p. 694. ^ Abercrombie, Thomas J. (January 1966). "Saudi Arabia" . National Geographic . Vol. 129, no. 1. p. 1. ^ McIntyre, Loren (February 1966). "Flamboyant is the World for Bolivia" . National Geographic . Vol. 129, no. 2. p. 153. ^ Hammond, Thomas S. (March 1966). "An American in Moscow" . National Geographic . Vol. 129, no. 3. p. 297. ^ Cousteau, Jacques-Yves (April 1966). "Working for Weeks on the Sae Floor" . National Geographic . Vol. 129, no. 4. p. 498. ^ Graves, William (May 1966). "California, The Golden Magnet: Natures North" . National Geographic . Vol. 129, no. 5. p. 640. ^ Fisher, Allan C. (June 1966). "One Man's London" . National Geographic . Vol. 129, no. 6. p. 743. ^ Setton, Kenneth M. (August 1966). "900 Years Ago: The Norman Conquest" . National Geographic . Vol. 130, no. 2. p. 206. ^ Roos, Robert D. (September 1966). "The Philippines" . National Geographic . Vol. 130, no. 3. p. 301. ^ Vosburgh, Frederick G. (October 1966). "To Gilbert Grosvenor: A Monthly Monument 25 Miles High" . National Geographic . Vol. 130, no. 4. p. 445. ^ Starck, Walter A. (November 1966). "Marvels of a Coral Realm" . National Geographic . Vol. 130, no. 5. p. 710. ^ McLeish, Kenneth (December 1966). "Abraham, the Friend of God" . National Geographic . Vol. 130, no. 6. p. 739. ^ Keating, Bern (January 1967). "Pakistan: Problems of a two-part land" . National Geographic . Vol. 131, no. 1. p. 1. ^ White, Peter T. (February 1967). "Behind the Headlines in Viet Nam" . National Geographic . Vol. 131, no. 2. p. 149. ^ Graves, William (April 1967). "The Rhine: Europe's River of Legend" . National Geographic . Vol. 131, no. 4. p. 449. ^ Boyer, David S. (May 1967). "Micronesia-The Americanization of Eden" . National Geographic . Vol. 131, no. 5. ^ Jordan, Robert Paull (June 1967). "Illinois: The City and the Plain" . National Geographic . Vol. 131, no. 6. p. 765. ^ Edwards, Walter Meayers (July 1967). "Lake Powell, Waterway to Desert Wonders" . National Geographic . Vol. 132, no. 1. p. 44. ^ Erim, Kenan T. (August 1967). "Ancient Aphrodisias and it's Marble Treasures" . National Geographic . Vol. 132, no. 2. p. 280. ^ Dimancescu, Dan (September 1967). "Kayak Odyssey: From the Inland Sea to Tokyo" . National Geographic . Vol. 132, no. 3. p. 295. ^ Wetmore, Alexander (October 1967). "Re-creating Madagascar's Giant Extinct Bird" . National Geographic . Vol. 132, no. 4. p. 489. ^ Boucher, Jean Du (November 1967). "Dry-land Fleet Sails the Sahara" . National Geographic . Vol. 132, no. 5. p. 696. ^ LaFay, Howard (December 1967). "Where Jesus Walked" . National Geographic . Vol. 132, no. 6. p. 739. ^ Schreide, Helen ; Schreide, Frank (January 1968). "In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great" . National Geographic . Vol. 133, no. 1. p. 1. ^ Kenney, Nathaniel T. (February 1968). "Sharks: Wolves of the Sea" . National Geographic . Vol. 133, no. 2. p. 222. ^ "The Highlands of Scotland" . National Geographic . Vol. 133, no. 3. March 1968. p. 398. ^ Sochurek, Howard (April 1968). "Viet Nam's Montagnard" . National Geographic . Vol. 133, no. 4. p. 443. ^ Kenney, Nathaniel T. (May 1968). "New National Park Proposed: The Spectacular North Cascades" . National Geographic . Vol. 133, no. 5. p. 642. ^ Englebert, Victor (June 1968). "Trek by Mule Among Morocco's Berbers" . National Geographic . Vol. 133, no. 6. p. 850. ^ Shor, Franc (July 1968). "Lombardy's Lakes, Blue Jewels in Italy's Crown" . National Geographic . Vol. 134, no. 1. p. 58. ^ Garrett, W. E. (August 1968). "South to Mexico City" . National Geographic . Vol. 134, no. 2. p. 145. ^ Graham, Robin Lee (October 1968). "A Teenager Sails the World Alone" . National Geographic . Vol. 134, no. 4. p. 445. ^ MacLeish, Kenneth (November 1968). "Queensland: Young Titan of Australia's Tropic North" . National Geographic . Vol. 134, no. 5. ^ White, Peter T. (December 1968). "The Melong: River of Terror and Hope" . National Geographic . Vol. 134, no. 6. p. 737. ^ Schreide, Helen ; Schreide, Frank (January 1969). "Taiwan: The Watchful Dragon" . National Geographic . Vol. 135, no. 1. p. 1. ^ Fisher Jr., Allan C. (February 1969). "Kenya Says: Harambee!" . National Geographic . Vol. 135, no. 2. p. 151. ^ Zahl, Paul A. (March 1969). "The Magic Lure of Shellfish" . National Geographic . Vol. 135, no. 3. p. 386. ^ Graham, Robin Lee (April 1969). "World-roaming Teen-ager Sails On" . National Geographic . Vol. 135, no. 4. p. 449. ^ Gerster, Georg (May 1969). "Abu Simbel's Ancient Temples Reborn" . National Geographic . Vol. 135, no. 5. p. 724. ^ McDowell, Bart (June 1969). "Deerfield Keeps a Truce With Time" . National Geographic . Vol. 135, no. 6. p. 780. ^ Fisher Jr., Allan C. (July 1969). "Feeding Time for a Cormorant in a San Diego Aquarium" . National Geographic . Vol. 136, no. 1. p. 114. ^ Linehan, Edward J. (August 1969). "Colorado: The Rockies' Pot of Gold" . National Geographic . Vol. 136, no. 2. p. 157. ^ Scofield, John (September 1969). "The Friendly Irish" . National Geographic . Vol. 136, no. 3. p. 354. ^ Cowden, Jeanne (October 1969). "Adventures With South Africa's Black Eagles" . National Geographic . Vol. 136, no. 4. p. 532. ^ Grosvenor, Donna K.; Grosvenor, Gilbert M. (November 1969). "Bali By the Back Roads" . National Geographic . Vol. 136, no. 5. p. 657. ^ Armstrong, Neil A. ; Aldrin, Edwin E. ; Collins, Michael (December 1969). "Man Walks on Another World" . National Geographic . Vol. 136, no. 6. p. 738.
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