1923 -- The Baker family

Dorothy Baker and her family, July 1923

August 2,1925 -- Geyserville, California

A group of Baha'is in Geyserville, California, on the occasion of the seventieth birthday of John Bosh, 2 August 1925. John Bosh is the gentleman with white beard seated right of center.

March 21st, 1899 -- A group of Baha'is in Haifa with Ibrahim Kheirallah and Edward Getsinger

A group of Baha'is in Haifa with Ibrahim Kheirallah (also Khayru'llah), second row, center, and Edward Getsinger, second row, second from right, next to Mishkin-Qalam, March 21, 1899

Nov. 1919 -- Shoghi Effendi with Henry Randall and his family, near Haifa

Shoghi Effendi with Henry Randall, his wife, Ruth (left) and daughter Bahiyyih during their pilgrimage in November of 1919. They are standing by the fountain in the Ridvan Garden waiting for the water to flow.

1929 -- Martha Root with a group of Baha'is in Iraq

Martha Root with a group of Baha'is in Iraq, 1929

1911 -- Hippolyte and Laura Dreyfus-Barney, France

Hippolyte and Laura Dreyfus-Barney, France, 1911

October 1921 -- Curtis Kelsey with resident Baha'is at Bahji

Curtis Kelsey sitting on the steps of the Baha'i Pilgrim House with some with resident Baha'is, Oct. 1921

circa 1929 -- George Townshend

George Townshend, circa 1920

circa 1926 -- Some resident Baha'is in Haifa with pilgrims from East & West

Some Baha'is resident in Haifa with pilgrims from East & West, circa 1926. Ali and Jalal Nakhjavani are among the children.

1913 -- Mirza Abu'l-Fadl in America

Mirza Abu'l-Fadl with Mrs. Wise and Mrs. Hoagg, 1913. This photograph was taken three months before Mirza Abu'l-Fadl passed away.

1926 -- Mary Maxwell (Ruhiyyih-Khanum) the year of her second pilgrimage

Mary Maxwell (Ruhiyyih-Khanum), the year of her second pilgrimage, 1926

1927 -- Representative Baha'is of Caucasus

Representative Baha'is of Caucasus, 1927

circa 1900 -- Agnes Alexander

Agnes Alexander, circa 1900

"Your name will forever remain associated with the rise of the Faith and its establishment in Japan and the record of your incessant and splendid endeavors will shed on its annals a lustre that time can never dim." (Shoghi Effendi, June 8, 1933; Japan Will Turn Ablaze)

circa 1918 -- Some Western Baha'is

Some Western Baha'is, circa 1918. Front row, left to right: Martha Root, and Harry Randall; Back row, left to right: Richard Mayer, Raine Hopper Welch, Julia Goldman, and Agnes Alexander

Miss Yuri Mochizuki (Furukawa), the first Japanese woman to become a Baha'i

Miss Yuri Mochizuki (Furukawa), the first Japanese woman to become a Baha'i

1909 -- Baha'i Children Class in Chicago

Baha'i children class in Chicago, 1909. Dr Susan Moddy, acting as their teacher, is standing third row, third from the right.

1927 -- A group of Baha'is of Tihran, Persia

A group of Baha'is of Tihran, Persia, 1927