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John White illustration of an Atlantic loggerhead

The Americas

Sketching the Earliest Views of the New World

The watercolors that John White produced in 1585 gave England its first startling glimpse of America

Robert Frank photograph

Robert Frank’s
Curious Perspective

In his book The Americans, Robert Frank changed photography. Fifty years on, it still unsettles

Frank Buckles proudly wears the French Legion of Honor medal

The Last Doughboy of World War I

Frank Woodruff lied about his age to serve in World War I. At 107, he is America’s only living link to the great conflict

Gerald Mack, with his horse, Sky, and dog, Cisco Kid

The Cowboy in Winter

Gerald Mack lived the life—and photographer Sam Abell went along for the ride

Charles Johnson near Pikes Place Market

In Seattle, a Northwest Passage

He arrived unsure of what to expect—but the prolific author quickly embraced Seattle's energizing diversity

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