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A young boy plays with a fawn and deer at a petting zoo, 1962. nature

The Endearing Deer of LIFE

This well-preserved Plateosaurus (oar lizard) was one of the earliest dinosaurs. It stood on its hind legs, had front legs which were terminated by powerful talons. nature

America’s First Big Dinosaur Exhibit

Utah Desert, 1947 nature

The Special Beauty of the Utah Desert in the 1940s

Children demonstrate how to watch a solar eclipse in 1963 nature

Safety First, Fashion Second as Schoolkids View an Eclipse, 1963.

The only pair of captive bongos in the world butt each other at the Cleveland zoo. Though the 18-month-old male (left) is not yet fully mature, he already as a sparing interest in the female. His horns eventually will be 36 inches long. Bongos are so elusive in the deep Central African forests that no one knows how many are left. nature

Animals That Were Among the First to Be Considered Endangered

Blizzard, New York City, December 1947. nature

The Great Blizzard of 1947: New York, Buried in White

Aurora Borealis 1953 nature

Northern Lights: Vintage Color Photos of Nature’s Great Light Show

Children walk on a spit of rocks at Mirror Lake in Yosemite National Park, 1962. nature

Vintage Yosemite: Breathtaking Photos of a National Treasure, 1962

View of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon, Dec. 7, 1972. nature

Home, Sweet Home: In Praise of Apollo 17’s ‘Blue Marble’

In downtown Anchorage, the buildings and the pavement dropped 20 feet, dividing Fourth Avenue into two levels and leaving a weird jumble of signs. nature

The Biggest Quake in North America: Alaska, 1964

Troops watch the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, 1944. nature

Mount Vesuvius: Photos From the Volcano’s Last Great Eruption, 1944

Penguins, Antarctica, 1964. nature

Antarctica’s Brutal Beauty: Portraits from the Bottom of the World

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