National Geographic December 1961

Life in Walled- off West Berlin
Since soldiers in communist East Berlin sealed the border in August, residents of the tranquil western city live cut off from friends and family to the east.
Canada, My Country
Resource- rich Canada thrives on development and diversity.
Australia’s Amazing Bowerbirds
Building unique courtship arbors, males decorate them with favorite colors and stolen trinkets.
The Kress Collection: A Gift to the Nation
The founder of a five- and- dime chain donates masterpieces of European painting to American galleries nationwide.
Your Society Takes Giant New Steps: The President’s Annual Message to Members
New globes for members, printing innovations, and plans for a new glass- and- marble building at Society Headquarters mark 1961.