1920 -- Twelveth Annual Mashriqu'l-Adhkar Convention in New York

Baha'i delegates and friends attending the twelveth annual Mashriqu'l-Adhkar convention in New York city

1920 -- A Famous Persian Travel Teacher Meets the Baha'is in Washington DC

A Persian Travel Teacher, Jenab-i-Fazel Mazandarani meets Baha'i friends in Washington, DC. Also seen in the picture is Manucher Khan sitting next to Jenab-i-Fazel.

1920 -- Some Believers from West and East in Tehran, Persia

Some believers from East and West in Tehran, Iran, 1920

Standing, left to right: Elizabeth H Stewart, Muhammad Labib (just returened from Haifa), Dr. Sarah Clock, Mirza Nur'd-Din. Seated, left to right, Lillian Kappes, Mahboobe (niece of Muhammad Labib), Dr. Susan Moody, Monavar (orphan from Qazwin in Tarbiat School), and Ghodieh Ashraf (just returned from America)

1919 -- Baha'i Class in Qazvin, Persia

Baha'i class of Mirza Muhammad Labib in Qazvin, Persia, February 28, 1919.

Those marked with 'x' are Esperanto students

1920 -- Boring commenced at the site of Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, Chicago

Baha'i friends and workmen on Mashriqu'l-Adhkar grounds when boring commenced on September 24, 1920. Louis Bourgeois is holding a drawing of the Temple.

1919 -- New York City

Delegates and friends attending Eleventh Annual Mashriqu'l-Adhkar convention and Baha'i Congress, New York city, 1919

1920 Germany -- Baha'is Celebrating Mashriqu'l-Adhkar Feast

Baha'is of Germany celebrating Mashriqu'l-Adhkar Feast at Esslingen, Wurttemburg, August 15, 1920

1919 -- A group of Baha'is assembled on Mt. Carmel

A group of Baha'is assembled on Mt. Carmel during summer of 1919. Shoghi Effendi is standing front row, fourth from the left.

The Hannen Family in Washington DC, circa 1912

Circa 1912 -- The family of Joseph and Pauline Hannen, Washington DC

Left to Right: Amelia Knobloch, Alma Knobloch, Carl A. Hannen, Pauline

Hannen, and Joseph Hannen

Munirih Khanum ('Abdu'l-Baha's wife) with the Greatest Holy Leaf ('Abdu'l-Baha's sister)

Munirih Khanum (l) with the Greatest Holy Leaf

1913 - The first Japanese Baha'i in US

The first Japanese Baha'i, Kanichi Yamamoto, (standing), photographed in 1913, shortly after 'Abdu'l-Baha's departure from California. Seated, left to right: Hiroshi, Shinji, Masao, and Ima, Kanichi's first wife.

1918 -- Celebration of the Day of the Covenant in Chicago

Chicago Baha'is celebrating Feast of the Center of the Covenant, 'Abdu'l-Baha, November 26, 1918

1915 -- Baha'is in Japan with Martha Root

July 1915 - The first photograph of Baha'is of Japan with Martha Root and Agnes Alexander. Mr Fukuta, the first Japanese to accept the Faith in Japan, is seated front row, far left, next to Martha Root. Agnes Alexander is second from left in the back row

1932 - The ceremony of laying the cornerstone for the Baha'i center in Tihran

Laying the cornerstone for the Baha'i center in Tihran, 1932

1926: Visiting Ruhi Afnan with some Chicago Baha'is

Some Baha'is of Chicago with visiting Ruhi Afnan, 1926

1916 -- Esperanto Class in Tihran supported by some Baha'is

Esperanto Class in Tihran

1916--The person marked "4" is a Jew and the teacher of the Esperanto class. He was in Paris at the same time as 'Abdu'l-Baha. The person marked "1" is a prince, Mirza Bahman. In the center sits Dr. Susan Moody to the left, and Miss Elizabeth Stewart to the right.

Circa 1915-1918: Martha Root & Burmese Baha'is

Martha Root (left) and Julia Goldman (right), circa 1918

May 1915, Burma

Martha Root (standing, center), the first caucasian Baha'i woman to visit Burmese Baha'is. Siyyid Mustafa Rumi, the Baha'i teacher in Burma is standing to the left of Martha Root.

1902 -- Construction begins of the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in the Baha'i world

November 1902 -- Laying the foundation stone of the Baha'i Temple in Ishqabad, Russia Haji Mirza Muhammad-Taqi, a cousin of the Bab, is standing next to General Krupatkin in the first row.

Commemorating Baha'u'llah's 100th Birhday -- Chicago 1917

The Centennial Festival in commemoration of the Birth of Baha'u'llah -- Chicago, November 1917

Baha'i Pioneers of Iran -- about 1891

Baha'i pioneers of Iran about 1891 in Tabriz.

Third row, sitting third from right is Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad Varqa, distinguished Baha'i Martyr. First row, second from left is his son Ruhu'llah, who was also martyred.

May and Sutherland Maxwell

May and Sutherland Maxwell

Circa 1868 -- Some Baha'is in Adrianople

Circa 1868: Some Baha'is in Adrianople

Standing left to right: Aqa Muhammad-Quli-i-Isfahani, Mirza Nasru'llah-i-Tafsiri, Nabil-i-A'zam, Mirza Aqa Jan, Mishkin-Qalam, Mirza 'Aliy-i-Sayyah, Aqa Husayn-i-Ashchi and Aqa 'Abdu'l-Ghaffar-i-Isfahani. Sitting, left to right: Mirza Muhammad-Javad-i-Qazvini, Mirza Mihdi, 'Abdu'l-Baha, Mirza Muhammad-Quli (with, presumably, one of his children) and Siyyid Mihdiy-i-Dahihi. Sitting on the floor, left to right: Majdi'd-Din (son of Mirza Musa) and Mirza Muhammad-'Ali (half-brother of 'Abdu'l-Baha)

1903 -- Bahiyyih Khanum (the Greatest Holy Leaf), Munirih Khanum (wife of 'Abdu'l-Baha), and the daughters of 'Abdu'l-Baha

Women of the Holy Household with some western visitors

Standing left to right: unknown, unknown, unknown, Julia Culver, Emogene Hoagg, Maryam, unknown, Zaynat (wife of Dr. Zia Baghdadi), Mihranghiz, unknown. Seated: Suraya, Munirih Khanum (wife of 'Abdu'l-Baha), Bahiyyih Khanum (the Greatest Holy Leaf), and (the daughters of 'Abdu'l-Baha) Diya'iyyih Khanum, Tuba Khanum, and Ruha Khanum. Children seated on the carpet: Hasan, Zahra, Riyal, unknown, Parvin (daughter of Dr. Baghdadi), and Fu'ad.

1916 - Some Baha'is in Japan with Miss Alexander

Miss Alexander (upper row) and Dr. Augur (lower row) of Honolulu, with a group of Japanese Baha'is in Japan

Some Baha'is in Akka 1909; Ridvan Feast in Oakland, California, 1915

A group of Baha'i men, Akka, circa 1909

Ridvan Feast Oakland, California 1915

Ridvan Feast Oakland, California 1915

Group of Baha'is in Manchester, England with Shoghi Effendi -- October 1921

Group of Baha'is in Manchester, October 1921. Top row standing, left to right: Albert Joseph, John Craven, Jim Birch, and H. Jarvis. Second row standing, left to right: Rebecca Hall, Lucy Hall, Mrs Heald, Mrs Chessell, Jeff Joseph, Oliver Jarvis, Mrs Hofere, and Mrs Birch. Sitting, left to right: Nora Crossley, James Chessell with Helen Chessell, Shoghi Effendi, E.T. Hall, Z. Azgarzadeh, Mr Heald, Norman Craven, Mrs Craven. Front sitting, left to right: Harold Taylor, Edward R. Hall, Ronald Craven, and Mabel Chessell

Some Western Baha'i Women Assist Baha'is in Iran, circa 1912

Miss Lillian Kapps with boys in a class that she was teaching at the Tarbiyat School in Tihran, Iran, circa 1912

Dr Susan Moody in Tihran, Iran, with two young children, circa 1912

Left to right: Miss Lillian Kappes, Dr. Sarah Clock, and Dr. Susan Moody, with a woman named Tahirih Khanum in Tihran, Iran, circa 1912

1909-1911: Some Western Baha'i Women in Iran; a Group of Active Chicago Baha'i Women

An informal gathering of some eastern and western Baha'is in Tehran, 1911.

Left to right: Lillian Kappers, Muhibbih Sultan, his wife Muchul Khanum, Dr Susan Moody, Dr. Sarah Clock, and Elizabeth Stewart

Dr Susan Moody and a group of Persian Baha'i Women in Tehran, 1910.

This was apparently one of the first gatherings of Iranian Baha'i women where women appeared unveiled.

A group of active Chicago Baha'i women, 1909

Left to right: Shahnaz Waite, Christine Loeding, Luella Kirchner, Laura Jones, Ida Brush, and Jean Masson

Boys and Girls Schools at Ishqabad, Russia -- early 1920's

The Boys' School at Ishqabad, Russia -- early 1920's

The Girls' School at Ishqabad, Russia -- early 1920's

6th annual convention; Some eastern believers; Some American and Persian believers visiting German Baha'is

Delegates and friends attending Sixth Annual Convention of Baha'i Temple Unity gathered on the site of the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkar to be erected in America -- 1914

Some eastern believers during the ministry of 'Abdu'l-Baha. Miza Asadu'llah Qumi is center in the front row.

Some American and Persian believers visiting German Baha'is

Charles Mason Remey is the third from the left

1908-09: Delegates to first American national convention; Some American Baha'is gathered at Corinne True's house

Delegates to the first American nationwide Baha'i convention 20-23 Mrach 1909 which established the Baha'i Temple Unity for construction of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar. Corinne True stands center in the back row between the pillars with Thornton Chase just below to her right.

1908 Some Baha'is gathered in the backyard of Corinne True's house Corinne True is 4th from the left; Thornton Chase is the first on the right.

Some of Baha'u'llah's Companions

Some Baha'is in exile during Baha'u'llah's Ministry in Ardianople

Seated left to right: Mirza Diya'u'llah (?), Mirza Muhammad-Quli (a faithful half brother of Baha'u'llah, with his son?), Mirza Muhammad-'Ali ('Abdu'l-Baha's half brother), and Aqay-i-Kalim (Mirza Musa, Baha'u'llah's faithful brother). Baha'u'llah's amanuensis, Mirza Aqa Jan is shown standing behind Mirza Muhammad-Ali

Some Baha'is of Tihran during the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Baha; Lua Getsinger with Mariam Haney

Lua Getsinger (seated) with Mariam Haney and two Eastern Baha'is

Some Baha'is of Tihran during the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Baha

(1) Mirza Muhammad Na'im; (2) Mirza 'Ali-Akbar-i-Muhibbu's-Sultan; (3) Dr Yunis Khan-i-Afrukhtih; (4) Mirza Mahmud-i-Furughi; (5) Hand of the Cause Ibn-i-Abhar; (6) Siyyid Mihdiy-i-Gulpaygani; (7) Hand of the Cause Haji Akhund; (8) Mirza Mahmud-i-Nayyir; (9) Siyyid Isma'il Sina

Mirza Abu'l-Fadl and Ali Kuli Khan; Edward and Lua Getsinger

Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, left, with Ali Kuli Khan

Edward and Lua Getsinger during earlier years of their marriage

1909 - The Chicago Baha'i Temple Committee

August 1, 1909 - The committee of fifteen reviewing architects' plans for the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar. Standing left to right: Mr. Windust, Mr. Remey, Mrs. True, Mr. Lesch. Mrs. Brush, Mr. Hall, Mr. Brush, Mr. Chase, Mr. Jacobsen, Mr. Currier. Seated, let to right: Mr. Scheffler, Mr. struven, Mr. Agnew, Mr. Woodworth, Mr. Fuller.