Pope John Paul II carries Holy Communion before Mass on Holy…



Pope John Paul II carries Holy Communion before Mass on Holy Thursday in Rome, 1985. Photograph by James L. Stanfield, National Geographic Creative

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II floats a few meters away from…



Astronaut Bruce McCandless II floats a few meters away from Space Shuttle Challenger during the historic first use of a nitrogen-propelled manned maneuvering unit in 1984.Photograph by NASA

A balloon from Anchorage, Alaska, flies over Cook Inlet,…



A balloon from Anchorage, Alaska, flies over Cook Inlet, 1986. Photograph by Chris Johns, National Geographic Creative

The shadow of an aircraft over the Saudi desert, November…



The shadow of an aircraft over the Saudi desert, November 1986.Photograph by Jodi Cobb, National Geographic Creative

Women bask in the sun beside oil pumps, Padre Island, Texas….



Women bask in the sun beside oil pumps, Padre Island, Texas. April 1980.Photograph by Gordon Gahan, National Geographic Creative

View of the Hagi city landscape through a fish aquarium in…



View of the Hagi city landscape through a fish aquarium in Japan, 1980.
Photograph by Sam Abell, National Geographic Creative

A portrait of Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimur in Muscat, Oman,…



A portrait of Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimur in Muscat, Oman, September 1981.Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie, National Geographic

Steam pours over the streets of Broadway’s Time Square,…



Steam pours over the streets of Broadway’s Time Square, November 1987.
Photograph by Jodi Cobb, National Geographic

A bride leaves for the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow, New…



A bride leaves for the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow, New York, 1987.Photograph by Jodi Cobb, National Geographic

Laundry on a clothesline in Kharkov, Ukraine, September…



Laundry on a clothesline in Kharkov, Ukraine, September 1986.Photograph by Steve Raymer, National Geographic