A child sitting on a Hereford bull near Pleasanton, California,…



A child sitting on a Hereford bull near Pleasanton, California, 1926. Photograph by Charles Martin, National Geographic Creative

A girl sits by a lake with snow-capped mountains in the…



A girl sits by a lake with snow-capped mountains in the background, California, 1929. Photograph by Charles Martin, National Geographic Creative

A woman gazes at lions in the Museum of Natural History in…



A woman gazes at lions in the Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. in 1931. These lions were brought to the U.S. from Africa by Theodore Roosevelt.Photograph by Charles Martin, National Geographic Creative

Coconut palms along the Mayagüez lagoons in Puerto Rico,…



Coconut palms along the Mayagüez lagoons in Puerto Rico, 1924.Photograph by Charles Martin, National Geographic Creative

A Tibetan spiritual figure holds a Mongolian blade after…



A Tibetan spiritual figure holds a Mongolian blade after twisting it with his seemingly superhuman strength, 1935.Photograph by Charles Martin, National Geographic Creative

The Edgar Allen Poe Shrine in Richmond, Virginia,…



The Edgar Allen Poe Shrine in Richmond, Virginia, 1929.
Photograph by Charles Martin, National Geographic Creative

A colorful hallway in Casa Blanca, the Puerto Rican…



A colorful hallway in Casa Blanca, the Puerto Rican Governor’s Palace, December 1924.Photograph by Charles Martin, National Geographic

A colorful hallway in Casa Blanca, the Puerto Rican…



A colorful hallway in Casa Blanca, the Puerto Rican Governor’s Palace, December 1924.Photograph by Charles Martin, National Geographic

Portrait of the Bell family and friends on Cape Breton Island in…



Portrait of the Bell family and friends on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, 1922.Photograph by Charles Martin, National Geographic