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Picture of a person standing in front of enormous Buddhas carved out of rock in China

Big Buddhas

Elsie Grosvenor gazes at giant Buddhas carved out of rock at the Yungang Grottoes, China, in June of 1937. Behind the camera was her husband, Gilbert Grosvenor, the first editor of National Geographic Magazine.
Photograph by Dr. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Nat Geo Image Collection