Worldwide Community of Baha'u'llah

8/25/12

1937: Members of the Unity of the East and West Committee of Tihran, Iran

Members of the Unity of the East and West Committee of Tihran, Iran, 1937

8/20/12

Early Baha'is of Najaf-Abad, Persia

8/15/12

1935: Baha'i Youth Committee of Karachi

Baha'i Youth Committee of Karachi, 1935

8/10/12

1937: Louhelen Baha'i Summer School Youth Session

Louhelen Baha'i Summer School Youth Session, 1937

8/5/12

1936: A group of the Baha'i School children of Tihran, Iran

A group of the Baha'i School children of Tihran, Iran, 1936

8/1/12

1936: Baha'is of Los Angeles, California, USA, celebrating Naw-Ruz

Baha'is of Los Angeles, California, USA, celebrating Naw-Ruz, March 21, 1936

7/20/12

1934: Baha'i friends gathered in National Convention, Sydney, Australia

Baha'i friends gathered in National Convention, Sydney, Australia, 1934.

7/15/12

Relatives of the Bab

Relatives of the Bab. Seated in the center is Haji Mirza Vakilu'd-Dawlih, the Bab's cousine and chief builder of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar at Ishqabad, Russia

7/11/12

1928: Paific Coast Baha'i Summer School at Geyserville, California, USA

A gathering of Baha'is of the Paific Coast Baha'i Summer School at Geyserville, California, USA, 1928.

7/8/12

1926: Memorial service held in Tihran in loving commemoration of the passing of Elizabeth Stewart in Philadelphia USA

A Baha'i memorial service held in Tihran in 1926 in loving commemoration of the passing of Elizabeth Stewart in Philadelphia USA. Elizabeth Stewart was an American Baha'i nurse who served faithfully and lovingly her Baha'i friends and others in Tihran, Persia, for over thirteen years in association with Dr. Susan Moody.

7/5/12

1936: An American Travel teacher with Baha'is in Sydney, Australia

Baha'is of Sydney, Australia, welcome a traveling friend from America, Mrs. Nellie French, seated between "Father and Moher Dunn", 1936

6/28/12

1937: British Baha'i Summer School in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England

British Baha'i Summer School in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England, 1937

6/20/12

1919: Shoghi Effendi and Fujita

Shoghi Effendi (right) and Fujita, 1919

6/15/12

The Greatest Holy Leaf, Munirih Khanum and her four daughters

The Middle row, those sitting on chairs, left to right: Munawar and Touba (daughters of ‘Abdu’l-Baha and Munirih Khanum), the Greatest Holy Leaf, Munirih Khanum (wife of ‘Abdu’l-Baha), Diya’iyyih (daughter of ‘Abdu’l-Baha and Munirih Khanum, mother of Shoghi Effendi), and Ruha (daughter of ‘Abdu’l-Baha and Munirih Khanum). The other ladies in the picture are pilgrims and believers from Haifa-Akka area.

6/13/12

circa 1900: Group of early Believers of Chicago

Group of early Believers of Chicago, Illinois, USA, taken about the year 1900.

6/10/12

1934: First National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia and New Zealand

The First National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia and New Zealand 1934-1935

6/7/12

1934: First National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Iran

The First National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Iran 1934-1935

6/5/12

1935: The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of San Francisco, California

The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of San Francisco, California, 1935. (First Baha'i Spiritual Assembly having representatives of the black, yellow and white races in its membership) (The Baha'i World 1934-1936)

5/31/12

circa 1902: Some early believers during the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Baha with Shoghi Effendi

A group of early believers during the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Baha with Shoghi Effendi, second child on the right. Shoghi Effendi's father is seated on the far left.

5/27/12

1935: A Baha'i Youth Group of Germany with their teachers

A Baha'i Youth Group of Germany with their teachers, 1935

5/24/12

1935: Baha'is of Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran

Baha'is of Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran, 1935

5/20/12

1935: A group of Baha'is in India

A group of Baha'is in India, 1935

5/14/12

1935: Some of the Baha'is in Addis-Ababa, Abyssinia

Some of the Baha'is in Addis-Ababa, Abyssinia, 1935

5/11/12

1934: Sprecklesville, Maui, Hawaii -- Iqan study class

Class for the study of the Kitab-i-Iqan (Book of Certitude), Sprecklesville, Maui, Hawaii, 1934

5/8/12

1900: Early Baha'is of New York City

Early Baha'is of New York city 1900 with a Persian travel teacher

Standing, left to right: Anton Haddad, Elizabeth Dodge, Mr. Raffie(Persian interpreter), Arthur Dodge and Edward Getsinger. Sitting, left to right: unknown, Thornton Chase, 'Abdu'l-Karim Tihrani (travel teacher), and Lua Getsinger.