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"Perched on a tassled divan, swathed in silks, her face demurely veiled, this elegant Constantinople lady just might not be a lady.
　　
　　"Western curiosity about the Ottoman imperial harem created a demand for exotic postcards like this in the early 1900s (the National Geographic Society‘s archives received this photo in 1911). But because Islamic tradition discouraged Turkey‘s Muslim women from being seen by men who weren‘t their husbands, photographers sometimes asked men to pose dressed as women."
　　
　　—From Flashback department, October 2002, National Geographic magazine

Four boys join arms at a rodeo.
　　
　　(Photographed on assignment for, but not published in, "Route 66: Romancing the Road," September 1997, National Geographic magazine

"Insects are a staple for most frogs, like this young bullfrog munching on a freshly snagged dragonfly. Bullfrog diets later expand to include fish, baby turtles, and even newborn ducks."
　　
　　—From "Life Around a Lily Pad," January 1980, National Geographic magazine

"Tallest nave in a French Gothic cathedral, the vaults of Amiens rise 139 feet [42 meters]. Commenced in A.D. 1220 by Robert de Luzarches, the nave took 16 years to complete. ...
　　
　　"The Gothic building boom reflected an era of growing power for the monarchy, the cities, and the bourgeoisie, and the cathedrals expressed civic pride fully as much as ecclesiastical glory."
　　
　　—From "The Gothic Revolution," July 1989, National Geographic magazine

"Playful halo fom Devil‘s Cataract teases a photographer and his assistant who came prepared for the drenching mist of Victoria Falls. No photographs, though, ever capture the sound and fury of the Zambezi River that—like the power of Zimbabwe in its second year—may be beautiful or perilous."
　　
　　—From "After Rhodesia, a Nation Named Zimbabwe," November 1981, National Geographic magazine

The picturesque village of Caltabellotta is home to 5,000. More than one million Sicilians emigrated to the United States between 1876 and 1930.
　　
　　—From "Italy Apart: Sicily," August 1995, National Geographic magazine

"Slumped in grief, a Muslim cleric leads funeral prayers for his son—militant leader Shariq Bakshi—killed by Indian security troops. Some call Kashmir‘s insurgents mujahidin, holy warriors for Islam. Others call them criminals, whose victims—of kidnapping, extortion, and rape—are often other Kashmiris."
　　—From "Kashmir: Trapped in Conflict," September 1999, National Geographic magazine

A merchant displays his wares in front of his ceramic shop in Istanbul‘s famous Covered Bazaar. In the bazaar, which dates back to the 15th century, shoppers can rummage through a maze of alleyways and some 4,000 shops.
　　
　　(Photographed on assignment for, but not published in, "City at the Crossroads," March/April 1998, Traveler magazine)