"This month, National Geographic magazine celebrates its 125th anniversary in a special issue devoted to the power of photography. "The Photo Issue" features images spanning the organization's storied career."

"Here, The Picture Show features a selection of images from the anniversary issue, as well as a few highlights from the magazine's photographic history.

• 1888: The National Geographic Society is founded in January, and the first issue of National Geographic magazine is published in October.
• 1889: The first photograph in National Geographic magazine, depicting a relief map of North America, appears in the third issue . . ."