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The Scurlock Studio: Picture of Prosperity

For more than half a century the Scurlock Studio chronicled the rise of Washington's black middle class
February 2010 | By David Zax

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Carlos Perez

Carlos Perez could have been an artist or a gangster. Photographer Donna DeCesare helped him choose
February 2010 | By Patti McCracken

John Gussenhoven Harley Davidson

Wealthy businessman John Gussenhoven pledged his fortunes to assist those who helped him on his journey across America
December 18, 2009 | By Jamie Katz

Ecuador wilderness animal trade

A reporter follows the lucrative, illicit and heartrending trade in stolen wild animals deep into Ecuador's rain forest
December 2009 | By Charles Bergman

Dogon region villager with ritual figures

As demand for its antiquities soars, the West African country is losing its most prized artifacts to illegal sellers and smugglers
November 2009 | By Joshua Hammer

Worthington Minnesota

Novelist Tim O'Brien revisits his past to come to terms with his rural hometown
November 2009 | By Tim O'Brien

Jones shack along the Yellowstone

The artist’s eye for the off-kilter and unusual offers a distinctive portrait of the West at the turn of the 20th century
October 05, 2009 | By Donna M. Lucey

Christopher Columbus

The European discovery of America opened possibilities for those with eyes to see. But Columbus was not one of them
October 2009 | By Edmund S. Morgan

Cambodia children with malaria

In Southeast Asia, forensic investigators using cutting-edge tools are helping stanch the deadly trade in fake anti-malaria drugs
October 2009 | By Andrew Marshall

Seborga

Explore these mock sovereign states fueled by local disputes, utopian idealism and the imaginations of a few eccentric individuals
August 24, 2009 | By Robin T. Reid

Andrej and Alec Bozek

Photographer Sean Kernan followed Polish immigrants Andrej and Alec Bozek from an Austrian refugee camp to Texas
September 2009 | By Dewitt Sage

Vietnamese Amerasians celebrating their heritage

Born overseas to Vietnamese mothers and U.S. servicemen, Amerasians brought hard-won resilience to their lives in America
June 2009 | By David Lamb

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