#vintagenationalgeographic

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Frogs settle deep, 2024.

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sprouted corn

“Inca women in Calca drink Chicha, the Incas’ sprouted-corn beer.”

October 1950

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MY ONLY QUESTION IS: ARE THERE ANY JAGUARS LEFT IN BRAZIL?

PIC INFO: Spotlight on the cover photo to "National Geographic" magazine, dated November, 1977. The official photo description reads as:

"Endangered symbol of the Amazon Basin's rich wildlife, a jaguar finds safety behind the bars of a Brazilian zoo. 📸: Loren McIntyre (1917-2003).

Source: https://nationalgeographicbackissues.com/product/national-geographic-november-1977.

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over the stern

"Over the stern go Aqualung divers and cameras."

October 1952

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museum rocks

"Not even museum rocks escape ray tests."

October 1954

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bare feet

"Splinter-free floor of Wren's Great Hall is kind to bare feet."

October 1954

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sea-honed

"The sea-honed Outer Hebrides serve Scotland as a 130-mile breakwater against the Atlantic Ocean."

October 1954

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when rock blooms

"When rock blooms yellow and geiger counters rattle -- Uranium!"

October 1954

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Spring's magic

"Spring's magic sets woods aglow on Roanoke Island."

October 1955

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golden plume

"Lesser Bird of Paradise trails a golden plume."

October 1955

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slip through

"Shetland's gossamer woolen shawl could slip through a d wedding ring."

October 1953

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hard as steel

"Pitchblende and Uraninite, the most important world sources of Uranium, are heavier than iron and as hard as steel."

October 1954

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snug harbor

"Clifftop hotels and Georgian houses ring Tenby's snug harbor."

October 1955

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the eye

"Man and Puffin give each other the eye."

October 1952

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double-starred

"Double-starred Hoya, climbing shrub of the milkweed family."

October 1955

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square dance

"Riders return to a square dance."

October 1952

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