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100 Days in Photographs

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Dignitaries ring the entrance to King Tutankhamun's tomb during a visit in 1922 by the Egyptian sultana. The opening of the boy-king's tomb on November 26, 1922, brought archaeologists, cameramen, treasure hunters, and reporters from all over the world. There was "drama in the very air of the place," wrote National Geographic correspondent Maynard O. Williams. Learn more and buy the book: 100 Days in Photographs: Pivotal Events That Changed The World. Photograph by Maynard Owen Williams