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Colorized image of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Holy Land, c. 1920

Colorized portrait of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá taken in Paris, France, October 1911

Colorized portrait of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Paris, France, October 1911

‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Holy Land

Colorized image of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on board the S.S. Celtic as He sailed from New York City to Liverpool, England, 5 December 1912

‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the ‘Akká–Haifa area

‘Abdu’l-Bahá (right) with His brother Mírzá Mihdí, The Purest Branch (left), taken in Edirne, c. 1864-1868

‘Abdu’l-Bahá with a group of Bahá’ís at Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois, 3 May 1912

Portrait of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá taken in New York, c. 1912

‘Abdu’l-Bahá with a group of Egyptian, Turkish, Indian and British friends in a mosque's courtyard in Woking, England, January 1913

Image of the opening pages of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's Will and Testament

‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Dublin, New Hampshire, 26 July 1912

‘Abdu’l-Bahá walking outside 7 Haparsim Street in Haifa, c. 1919

‘Abdu’l-Bahá standing on the balcony of the house of Abbas Gholi, c. 1920

Portrait of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Philadelphia, United States, June 1912

Portrait of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Paris, France, October 1911

Portrait of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Paris, France, October 1911

‘Abdu’l-Bahá at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois, 3 May 1912

Color portrait of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Paris, France, October 1911

‘Abdu’l-Bahá with a group of friends in Brooklyn, New York, June 1912

‘Abdu’l-Bahá sitting with a group of friends at Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, 3 May 1912

‘Abdu’l-Bahá addressing a large gathering at the Plymouth Congregational Church, Chicago, Illinois, 5 May 1912

Portrait of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá taken in Paris, France, October 1911

‘Abdu’l-Bahá receiving knighthood for relief of distress and famine during the war, 27 April 1920

‘Abdu’l-Bahá with a group of Bahá’ís under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, January 1913

‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Holy Land, c. 1920

‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Holy Land, c. 1920

‘Abdu’l-Bahá with a group of friends at Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, 3 May 1912

Ten thousand mourners from numerous religious backgrounds attend the funeral of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Haifa, 29 November 1921

Portrait of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Edirne, c. 1868

Portrait of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá taken in Paris, France, October 1911

‘Abdu’l-Bahá on the steps of 7 Haparsim Street, the House of the Master, May 1921

‘Abdu’l-Bahá on board the S.S. Celtic as He sailed from New York City to Liverpool, England, 5 December 1912

‘Abdu’l-Bahá at a banquet given in His honor at the Great Northern Hotel, New York, New York, 23 November 1912

‘Abdu’l-Bahá with three children, 1912

‘Abdu’l-Bahá with a group of friends in Esslingen, Germany, 4 April 1913

‘Abdu’l-Bahá sitting in His carriage along the beach on His way back to Haifa from Bahjí, October 1921

‘Abdu’l-Bahá walking up Haparsim Street with three kids eating sweets that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá just gave them, c. 1920

‘Abdu’l-Bahá with a group of friends in Stuttgart, Germany, 1913

‘Abdu’l-Bahá walking up Haparsim Street, c. 1920

Portrait of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá taken in New York, New York, December 1912

Design concept for the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá unveiled

Graphic rendering of the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Graphic rendering of the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Graphic rendering of the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Graphic rendering of the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Graphic rendering of the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Graphic rendering of the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá