Marcus Baker was an American naturalist, explorer of Alaska, journalist, and newspaper editor.
Studio portrait of Marcus Baker
Photograph of Marcus Baker as a young man in wire-rim glasses with a dark beard. Probably from the early 1880s when Baker worked in Los Angeles.
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Marcus Baker
…Alaska, where he collected topographic and hydrographical data. He would continue to go with Dall to Alaska every year until 1888, when he co-founded the National Geographic Society and became one of the first editors of the National Geographic Magazine. He was one of the 15 original signers of the articles of incorporation for the…
The National Geographic Society's Administration Building in Washington, D.C.
A dancer of the cafes, Algeria, 1917 photograph from National Geographic Magazine
A notable gathering on the steps of Hubbard Hall, 1909
Anne Morrow Lindbergh's customized medal detailing her flight route