Woman adorned like a Chinese goddess poses in a garden in…



Woman adorned like a Chinese goddess poses in a garden in California, 1915. Photograph by Franklin Price Knott, National Geographic Creative

A child sits among the produce from a Florida citrus grove,…



A child sits among the produce from a Florida citrus grove, 1930. Photograph by Clifton R. Adams, National Geographic Creative

Elsie Bell Grosvenor stares straight at the camera in this…



Elsie Bell Grosvenor stares straight at the camera in this portrait taken in 1901, possibly when she was pregnant with Melville B. Grosvenor. She is wearing a hat decorated with a huge ostrich feather.Photograph by Gilbert H. Grosvenor, National Geographic Creative

Portrait of a daughter of Danaus acting in “The Suppliant…



Portrait of a daughter of Danaus acting in “The Suppliant Maidens” on Mount Parnassus in Greece, December 1930.Photograph by Maynard Owen Williams, National Geographic Creative

Portrait of a woman dressed in clothing typical of Lagartera in…



Portrait of a woman dressed in clothing typical of Lagartera in Toledo, Spain, August 1924.Photograph by Jules Gervais Courtellemont, National Geographic

Portrait of two young men dressed up as chinelos for carnival in…



Portrait of two young men dressed up as chinelos for carnival in Tepotzotlan, Mexico, December 1951.Photograph by Justin Locke, National Geographic

Portrait of a woman draped with red silk.Photograph by Franklin…



Portrait of a woman draped with red silk.Photograph by Franklin Price Knott, National Geographic

Portrait of a woman draped with red silk.Photograph by Franklin…



Portrait of a woman draped with red silk.Photograph by Franklin Price Knott, National Geographic

Portrait of an Ojibway, or Chippewa Indian girl in…



Portrait of an Ojibway, or Chippewa Indian girl in 1907.
Photograph by Roland W. Reed, National Geographic