These stunning photos are part of National Geographic‘s photo archive, Found. Found is a curated collection of photography from the National Geographic archives. Originally launched in honor of National Geographic’s 125th anniversary, Found showcases emotionally rich photographs, which reveal cultures and moments of the past that bring our imaginations to life. Until the launch of Found, many of these photos had never been published and were rarely seen by the public. Take a look at some selects below and be sure to check out Nat Geo’s Found.

Hero Image: A fire hydrant refreshes youngsters on a hot day in Harlem, New York, 1977.

Photograph Leroy H Woodson

Michaelangelo’s David on display in Florence’s Accademia Gallery, June 1970.

Photograph by Jonathan Blair.

Roseate Spoonbill fledglings waiting to feed in Texas, February 1962.

Photograph by Frederick Kent Truslow.

Two bubble eye goldfish stare outside their aquarium, April 1973.

Photograph by Paul Zahl.

An informal group portrait of Amish children in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1937.

Photograph by J. Baylor Roberts.

Locals walk the streets of Madison Square near the Flatiron Building in New York City, 1918.

Photograph by W.W. Rock.

The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in 1935.

Photograph by L.A. Sanchez.

A night shot on Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Photograph by Justin Locke.

A dog rests on a couch in a store in Texas, 1992.

Photograph by Bruce Dale.

A lighthouse keeper warns vessels of Margaret Brook Reef in Australia, April 1970.

Photograph by Joe Scherschel.

U.S. military tanks parade near the Capital Building in Washington D.C., 1947.

Photograph by Volkmar K. Wentzel.

Swimming teams huddle onshore at the annual Royal Hobart Regatta in Tasmania, Australia, December 1956.

Photograph by Howell Walker.

Girls in swimsuits sip from a water fountain in New York, July 1948.

Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart.

Girls eat large swirls of cotton candy in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 1963.

Photograph by Gilbert M. Grosvenor.

Three grinning men smoke from intricately carved pipes in Austria, January 1961.

Photograph by Volkmar K. Wentzel.

Four boys bob for apples in Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1939.

Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart.

A couple seated in a living room looks out a window at skiers on lawn in Duluth, Minnesota, September 1949.

Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart and Jack E. Fletcher.

A woman dressed for a bullfight stands in a doorway, August 1924.

Photograph by Jules Gervais Courtellemont.

Sledders clamber up a snowy hill in Central Park, December 1960.

Photograph by Bates Littlehales.

Tuareg goatherds drink tea in their desert shelter at Hassi Lzernene, August 1973.

Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie.