Calligraphic exercise of the Bab written before He was ten years old

Bahá'u'lláh's Father's House in Tihran, Iran

In the streets of Haifa

'Abdu'l-Baha

1910: Some of the Baha'is of Mandalay, Burma with two visiting Baha’is from the West

Charles Mason Remey (left) and Howard Struven (right)

circa 1909: Some Baha'is in Washington DC

Holding the Greatest Name is Mason Remey. Directly in front of him, seated behind the table is Lua Getsinger with a scarf over her hair. Seated behind the table on the far right is Joseph Hannen. Left of him is his mother-in-law, Amelia Knobloch. The young man seated on the floor in fron of the table is Ahmad Sohrab.

1989: The "Peace Chariot"

The Baha'i Mobile Deepening Institute in the State of Uttar Pradesh, India, is drawn from village to village on a bullock cart. The Institute has become known as 'The Shati-Rath' (Peace Chariot). 

(Baha'i News, December 1989)

Haifa 1928 -- Looking up Carmel Ave. toward the Shrine of the Báb

(Star of the West, vol. 19, no. 3, June 1928)

1988: Fifth Continental Indigenous Council, South Dakota, USA

Counsellors Jacqueline Delahunt (left) and Lauretta King congratulate Lakota hoop dancer Dallas Chief Eagle, who declared his belief in Baha'u'llah shortly after performing at the fifth Continental Indegenous Council which was held in South Dakota, USA, during August 1-5, 1988.

1975: Members of first Togo National Spiritual Assembly

The members of first National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Togo assemble with the Hand of the Cause of God Rahmatu'llah Muhajir, seated second from left. The Togo National Spiritual Assembly was elected at the first National Convention, April 1975. The members are, from left, Kawku Negble Attigah, vice chairman; Amevor Amernatchron; George Allen, secretary; and, standing, Yao Azikpati; Kodjo Honsou; Maylo Murday, treasurer; Komi Koussanta, assistant treasurer; Baban Soga Kamoe, assistant secretary; and Amru'llah Khelghati, chairman. 

(Baha'i News, October 1975)

May 1, 1931: The first picture taken on the Chicago Temple steps after the completion of the superstructure

(Baha'i News February 1976)

Prayer-beads of the Báb and Baha’u’llah

Baha'u'llah's Prayer-beads and Ring (right), the Bab's Prayer-beads and Ring (left), Baha'u'llah's Pen-case and Tea-glass.

Reconstructed House of Bahá’u’lláh's father in Takur, Mazindaran, Iran, circa 1936

The Master

My name is 'Abdu'l-Bahá. My qualification is 'Abdu'l-Bahá. My reality is 'Abdu'l-Bahá. My praise is 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Thraldom to the Blessed Perfection is my glorious and refulgent diadem, and servitude to all the human race my perpetual religion... No name, no title, no mention, no commendation have I, nor will ever have, except 'Abdu'l-Bahá. This is my longing. This is my greatest yearning. This is my eternal life. This is my everlasting glory.

-  'Abdu'l-Baha  (Quoted by Shoghi Effendi in 'The World Order of Baha'u'llah')

1928: The Shrine of the Báb on Mt. Carmel and a part of the beautiful terraced gardens

(Star of the West, vol. 19, no. 3, June 1928)

Interior view of the bath the Bab went to when a child

(The Baha'i World 1934-1936)

1962: First National Spiritual Assembly of Finland

Left to right, seated: Mavlys Tulvenhumo, Gurun Opategaard (treasurer), Josephine Kruka, Sirkka Salmi (secretary), Greta Jankko. Standing: Maija Ravola (recording secretary), Mark Namdar (vice-chairman), Ghodrat Bidardel, K.H. Zalrhian (chairman) 

(Baha'i News, August 1962)

Northern Persia: A Summer Interlude Place for Bahá'u'lláh's Family

Murgh-Mahallih, the 'abode of the birds' in Shimran district, place of a summer interlude of the young family of Bahá'u'lláh.

Marriage Certificate of Bahá'u'lláh

1912: A group of Baha'is in London

Standing, left to right: Yu'hanna Davud, Beatrice Platt, unknown, Arthur Cuthbert, Lutfu'llah Hakim, Mr. Jenner. Seated at the center is Ethel Rosenberg, and to her left is Lady Bloomfiled.

1907: Thornton Chase Visits Cairo

Chase is seated second from right. To his left is Mirza Abu'l-Fadl

Persia circa 1911: Some Western and Eastern Baha'is

Left to right standing: Elizabeth Stewart, N. Labib, founder of Children's Savings Bank co., Dr. Sarah Clock, Mirza F. A'zam, one of the directors of the Children's Savings Bank Co. Sitting, left to right: Lillian Kappers, preceptress Tarbiyat Girl's School, Dr. Susan Moody, Ghodsieh Ashraf, and two school children 

(Star of the West, vol. 17, no. 8, November 1926)

Louise and John Bosch

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June 17, 1975: Excavation begins at site of Universal House of Justice Building

Work started on the construction of the Universal House of Justice Building in the heart of Mount Carmel. In the left background is the Archives Building and in the right background is the Shrine of the Bab. 
(Baha'i News, July 1975)

1919 -- 'Abdu'l-Baha with some believers including three grandsons

'Abdu'l-Baha with some resident believers and pilgrims, 1919. Seen in the picture are three of 'Abdu'l-Baha's grandsons: Shoghi Effendi (sitting row, second from right), Ruhi Effendi (sitting row, second from left), and Soheil Effendi (standing, second from right).

The Báb's letter to His wife

The first letter of the Báb to His wife, sent from Bushihr before His departure as a pilgrim to Mecca.

'The New Era Singers' in 1985

'The New Era Singers': a group of nine students and two teachers from the New Era Baha'i School in Panchgani, India, who during 1985 toured three cities in northern India -- New Delhi, Lucknow and Chandigarh. In addition to the proclamation tour, they recorded four songs for television in Lucknow and, by popular demand, recorded 14 songs on a cassette tape. The teachers are Amin Neshati (back row left) and Adrienne Stengel (middle row second from left). 

(Baha'i News, April 1986)

1980: Hand of the Cause Dr. Ugo Giachery with two young friends in Norway

Hand of the Cause Paul Haney

1975: Bahamas National Haziratu'l-Quds

Negotiations for the acquisition of a building which is considered a landmark by Bahamian citizens were completed in Nassau at the end of January [1975], during a visit by Glenford Mitchell, Secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. The structure, built by a former prime minister of the country, will serve as the National Haziratu'l-Quds of the Bahamas. Ideally located in the heart of downtown Nassau, the building is situated on a spacious lot which also includes a number of smaller buildings. It is well-landscaped and attractive, with a covered archway leading along the side of the building from the front to the back area. The visit of Mr. Mitchell also provided an opportunity for extensive proclamation of the Faith, with a half-hour program taped by Carl Bethel, program director of the government-owned radio station, WZNS, and an hour-long visit with Leon Turnquest, editor of the Nasseu Guardian.

(Baha’i News, February, 1975)