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National Geographic February 1923

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Daily Life in Calabria
A photographic tour of Italy’s earthquake- prone southernmost region shows an archaeological treasure- trove that also has one of the country’s most beautiful coastlines.
The Battle- Line of Languages in Western Europe: A Problem in Human Geography More Perplexing Than That of International Boundaries
Europe’s linguistic boundaries are more ingrained than ever after a hundred years of nationalism and far outnumber its political borders. The result is suspicion, discord, and discomfort – – threats to peace that could possibly be solved by an internati
Encircling Navajo Mountain with a Pack- Train: An Expedition to a Hitherto Untraversed Region of Our Southwest Discovers a New Route to Rainbow Natural Bridge
At the heart of the broad desert country along the Utah- Arizona border is the amazing Rainbow Natural Bridge. However, even with the help of blasting equipment, approaching it proves to be an endurance test.
The Great Wall of China { A Thousand Miles Along the Great Wall of China: The Mightiest Barrier Ever Built by Man Has Stood Guard Over the Land of Chin for Twenty Centuries}
Though not the first such rampart, the wall that China began building in the third century B. C. to defend against the Huns turned into a 2, 000- mile- long structure that surpasses the richest expectations of immensity and grandeur.

National Geographic September 1923

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A Northern Crusoe’s Island: Life on a Fox Farm Off the Coast of Alaska, Far from Contact with the World Eleven Months a Year
On windy, eight- square- mile Middleton island, 160 miles off Alaska’s southern coast, a native Bostonian and his wife run a government breeding farm for blue fox – – with none of the comforts of home. They say they wouldn’t have it any other way.
The Hairnet Industry in North China
For the first time in history the people of China are making goods for more than just home consumption. Largest among the infant industries is the production of handmade hairnets for export, a skill introduced by Germans 15 years ago.
The Coasts of Corsica: Impressions of a Winter’s Stay in the Island Birthplace of Napoleon
Beneath the striking beauty of this scented isle south of the Cote d’ Azur is a land of paradox, where the sea is all around but mariners are few; where mountainsides are terraced yet fertile plains go untilled; where vendetta is the byword but thievery;

National Geographic October 1924

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In the Diamond Mountains of Korea { In the Diamond Mountains: Adventures Among the Buddhist Monasteries of Eastern Korea}
After Confucianism crushed the many monasteries in the scenic mountains northeast of Seoul, the cloisters became havens of ne’ er- do- wells, wastrels, refugees from justice, profligates, and pleasure- seekers of every description.
Crossing Asia Minor, the Country of the New Turkish Republic
Carrying water bottles and tinted goggles and accompanied throughout by coffee and tobacco, the author traverses a country of bring- your- own- bedding inns and restaurants that are among the worst in the world.
Latvia, Home of the Letts: One of the Baltic Republics Which Is Successfully Working Its Way to Stability
After 700 years of subjugation and incomparable suffering during the last war, this new republic between Estonia and Lithuania disdains everything Russian and German and boasts a high level of sophistication.
Goldfish and Their Cultivation in America
Asian immigrants introduced to this country just 50 years ago, these members of the carp family are the most profoundly modified of any known race of domesticated animal organisms. While most ornamental varieties were developed in China and Japan, the; r

National Geographic November 1924

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The Grand Duchy of Luxemburg: A Miniature Democratic State of Many Charms Against a Feudal Background
The whole of this 999- square- mile country is greater than the sum of its parts, the author writes. Those parts – – cows, castles, grass, and flowers – – offer nothing to excite wonder, but much to please.
Banishing the Devil of Disease Among the Nashi of Yu?nnan Province, China { Banishing the Devil of Disease Among the Nashi: Weird Ceremonies Performed by an Aboriginal Tribe in the Heart of Yu?nnan Province, China}
The leader of the National Geographic Society’s Yunnan Province expedition visits an isolated Tibeto- Burmese community where sorcerers treat disease by symbol, sacrifice, and elaborate sets of rituals.
Flashes of Color Throughout France
A potpourri of unusual rural scenes, and more.
Tiger- Hunting in India
As a guest of the viceroy, the author, an experienced hunter, travels to jungles to enjoy an elephant- borne adventure whose excitement, he says, is unmatched by any other.

National Geographic April 1925

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The Mother of Rivers- -The Great Columbia Ice Field of the Canadian Rockies { The Mother of Rivers: An Account of a Photographic Expedition to the Great Columbia Ice Field of the Canadian Rockies}
A party of explorers trek north through Canada to the Columbia Ice Field to make the first comprehensive photographic study of the region.
Expedition in Yu?nnan Province, China { The National Geographic Society’s Yu?nnan Province Expedition}
Society President Gilbert H. Grosvenor summarizes a Geographic- sponsored mission to the Yunnan region of China to collect samples of local flora and fauna.
The Land of the Yellow Lama: National Geographic Society Explorer Visits the Strange Kingdom of Muli, Beyond the Likiang Snow Range of Yu?nnan Province, China
Legendary writer and photographer Joseph F. Rock brings a little- known corner of China to light, enjoying an audience with the region’s ruler and observing the religious ceremonies of the lamas.

National Geographic September 1925

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Bats of the Carlsbad Cavern
Chronicling the residents of Carlsbad Cavern, a bat biologist finds the Mexican free- tailed bat the most prolific, though several species coexist within the caves.
New Discoveries in Carlsbad Cavern: Vast Subterranean Chambers with Spectacular Decorations Are Explored, Surveyed, and Photographed
More galleries of underground art are discovered in New Mexico’s Carlsbad Cavern.
Exploring in the Canyon of Death: Remains of a People Who Dwelt in Our Southwest at Least 4, 000 Years Ago Are Revealed
Not far from the excavations at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, an archaeologist examines the artifacts of a much earlier civilization carved from the cliffs of Arizona.
Everyday Life in Pueblo Bonito: As Disclosed by the National Geographic Society’s Archeologic Explorations in the Chaco Canyon National Monument, New Mexico
Ongoing excavations in New Mexico reveal minutiae of life in this pre- Columbian community, from clothing and jewelry to terraced gardens and burial sites.
Scientific Aspects of the MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Pending a full report from Donald B. MacMillan’s Arctic exploration team, the Society provides a personnel roster and details the procedures for collecting specimens in the field.
Experiences of a Lone Geographer: An American Agricultural Explorer Makes His Way Through Brigand- infested Central China en Route to the Amne Machin Range, Tibet
In an informal letter from China, the indefatigable Joseph F. Rock relates a dangerous leg of his journey to Tibet to collect plant samples from that region.