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Historical Cultural Portraits

A collection of early photographs depicting individuals from various cultures, featuring traditional attire and accessories in a sepia tone.

Iranian Wandering Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth. Within the Islamic tradition such people are often known as Sufis, Sufi, people of the way or mystics and they come from every strata of society; here monetary considerations are inapplicable since the situation is that of a deep personal inner spiritual longing. There are in existence a number Sufi Orders many of which bear the name of a great saint and within
Iranian Wandering Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth. Within the Islamic tradition such people are often known as Sufis, Sufi, people of the way or mystics and they come from every strata of society; here monetary considerations are inapplicable since the situation is that of a deep personal inner spiritual longing. There are in existence a number Sufi Orders many of which bear the name of a great saint and within
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Bishop Hopkins of Vermont
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Greek Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Christian Church Date: circa 1910
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Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua, or Rama V (20 September 1853 - 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam. His reign was characterized by the modernization of Siam, immense government and social reforms, and territorial cessions to the British Empire and French Indochina. As Siam was threatened by Western expansionism, Chulalongkorn, through his policies and acts, managed to save Siam from being colonized. All his reforms were dedicated to Siams insurance of survival in the midst of Western colonialism, so that Chulalongkorn earned the epithet Phra Piya Maharat - The Great Beloved King.
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Swangwadhana p'hra Paramaraja Devi, queen of Siam, historic image, 1883
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The most Revd O. Hadfield, Primate of N.Z., circa 1860, maker unknown.
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Vintage photograph. Older woman with dark hair wearing shawl over head with hands in prayer pose
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Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Abu Ghosh. Father Alexander, spiritual leader of a basilica in Abu Ghosh, standing next to ancient Roman memorial stone. January 1, 1948. Abu Ghosh, Israel
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Father Damien, taken in 1889, either late February or March, weeks before his death by William Brigham at a side wall of the St. Philomena Catholic Church on the settlement.
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Pierpont, Rev. Jus.
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Bishop Alexander Walters.. Portraits, Illustrations. 1902. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. Slavery , United States, Bishops, African American men, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Walters, Alexander, b. 1858
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Anefo photo collection. Islamic manifestation for Muslims residing in the Netherlands in RAI Amsterdam; Priest Maulan Abdul Wahab Saddia (head). March 30, 1975. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Nanalal dalpatram kavi, postage stamps, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox