Photo of the Day
Picture of people next to boats full of various fruits at a market in Panama City
June 1, 2021
Fruit Fair
People crowd an open fruit market on a beach in Panama City, Panama. This picture originally appeared in the June 1921 issue, in a story called, "Across the Equator with the American Navy."
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