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1. Abdu'l-Baha's horoscope, in The Guide to Horoscope Interpretation. Marc Edmund Jones, pages 72-3 (Theosophical Publishing House, 1974). Abdu'l-Baha's Horoscope, as prepared by Marc Edmund Jones; published in The Guide to Horoscope Interpretation. [more]
   
   
2. Advertisement for Israeli Tourism in the New Yorker magazine, in New Yorker. Advertisement in the New Yorker Magazine, September 18 2000, prominently features the Baha'i gardens in Haifa. [more]
   
   
3. Baha'i Association for the Arts. Biographies of, essays about, and artwork by contemporary Baha'i artists. [more]
   
   
4. Baha'i Philately. Tooraj Enayati, comp. Collection of postal stamps related to the Baha'i Faith. [more]
   
   
5. Baha'u'llah's passport, with translation, in The Baha'i World 1940-1944. Mehran Ghasempour, trans, 9, page 110. Baha'u'llah's passport, as published in the Baha'i World vol. 9, 1940-1944, p. 110; includes translation of text by Mehran Ghasempour. [more]
   
   
6. Chart of the Eras and Epochs of Baha'i History. Arjen Bolhuis. Diagram of the Eras and Epochs of Bahá'í History [more]
   
   
7. Chronology of Mid-East History during the Islamic Period. Brian Miller. [more]
   
   
8. Chronology of Persecutions of Babis and Baha'is. Jonah Winters, comp. [more]
   
   
9. Daira (circular talisman) #1. Bab, The. Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified. [more]
   
   
10. El Dia Prometido Ha Llegado. Shoghi Effendi. Spanish translation of The Promised Day is Come [more]
    
    
11. Eulogy for the Greatest Holy Leaf, Bahiyyih Khanum, in the Guardian's handwriting. Shoghi Effendi. A hand-written tribute to Bahiyyih Khanum, a daughter of Baha'u'llah. [more]
    
    
12. Explanation of Spiritual Evolution as Taught from the Baha'i Teachings. Abdu'l-Baha, Lua Getsinger, and Curtis Kelsey. Chart drawn on Abdu'l-Baha's behalf (probably by Lua Getsinger) and accompanying text by Abdu'l-Baha and an individual (possibly Curtis Kelsey). Includes a letter from the Universal House of Justice. [more]
    
    
13. Genealogy of Bab, The, in Nabil's Dawnbreakers. Mirza Abid. [more]
    
    
14. Genealogy of Shoghi Effendi. Grover Gonzales. A hand-drawn chart of Shoghi Effendi's family history. [more]
    
    
15. Genealogy of the Afnán. Ahang Rabbani, comp. [more]
    
    
16. Genealogy of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh. Kay Zinky. Chart showing the Semitic line of prophets, including source citations. Probably prepared in the 1950s. [more]
    
    
17. Guide to Transliteration and Pronunciation of the Persian Alphabet: together with the Numerical Value of the letters (Abjad Reckoning), in Baha'i Glossary. Marzieh Gail. Roger Coe, ed. Persian letter, key, transliteration, pronunciation, and Abjad value [more]
    
    
18. Haykal (pentacle) #1. Bab, The. Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified. [more]
    
    
19. Haykal (pentacle) and da'ira (circle) #1. Bab, The. Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified. [more]
    
    
20. Haykal (pentacle) and da'ira (circle) #2. Báb, The. Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified. [more]
    
    
21. Los Apóstoles de Bahá'u'lláh: Un cuadro básico de los 19 Apóstoles de Bahá'u'lláh. Husayn Villar. A poster showing photos and names of the 19 "apostles" of Baha'u'llah. In Spanish, but useful for non-Spanish speakers as well. [more]
    
    
22. Map of Goals for the Ten Year World Crusade, in Baha'i World 12 (April 1950-1954). Shoghi Effendi. John W. Conkling, comp. (Wilmette, IL: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1956). Shoghi Effendi's map of progress goals for the Ten Year World Crusade, 1953-1963. [more]
    
    
23. Map of Persia, in Nabil's Dawnbreakers. [more]
    
    
24. Map of Stages in Baha'u'llah's Successive Exiles from Tihran to Akka. Muhammad Labib. Map of Stages in Baha'u'llah's Successive Exiles from Tihran to Akka, compiled and designed by Muhammad Labib in 1968, includes an extensive list of which tablets Baha'u'llah revealed and where. [more]
    
    
25. Map of the Travels of Baha'u'llah. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Hawaiian Islands, comp. The "Map of the Travels of Bahá'u'lláh" shows His progressive exiles through the Middle East. [more]
    
    
26. Marriage certificates of The Bab and Baha'u'llah, in The Baha'i World 1932-34, Vol. V, page 53, 63. Marriage certificates of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh [more]
    
    
27. Martha Root's gravesite in Honolulu, driving directions. Duane Troxel, comp. Written directions to the resting place of Martha Louise Root, in Honolulu Hawaii [more]
    
    
28. Nine-pointed star in microscopic images of the algae Chlamydomonas, in Journal of Cell Science, 16:3, page 552 (Cambridge University Press, 1974-12). 9-pointed star in microscopic images of the algae Chlamydomonas, electron-microscope enlarged structures that appear to form key Baha'i symbols. [more]
    
    
29. Pedigree of the Qajar Dynasty, in The Dawn-Breakers. Shoghi Effendi, page lx/lxi foldoutGenealogical chart of the Qajar Dynasty [more]
    
    
30. Present Structure of Bahá'í Administration. Duane Troxel. One-page illustration showing the full structure of the Baha'i Institutions and their inter-connections. [more]
    
    
31. Progress Baha'i World Crusade 1953-1958, in The Bahá'í Faith 1844-1963: Information Statistical and Comparative. Shoghi Effendi. (Haifa: Bahá'í World Centre, 1963). Published as a pull-out in The Baha'i Faith 1844-1963: Information Statistical and Comparative, details statistical information such as LSA incorporation, temple construction. [more]
    
    
32. Roll of Honor Baha'i World Crusade 1953-1963, in The Baha'i World 1986-1992, XX (Haifa: Bahá'í World Centre, 1998). A scroll listing the names of the Knights of Baha'u'llah. [more]
    
    
33. The Majestic Process: Cycles, Eras, Epochs and Stages. John Conkling, ed. A one page chart developed as a class handout on the "Majestic Process," the Ages and Epochs of the Faith. [more]
    
    
34. Timeline to the Baghdad Period: Themes of Early Tablets and Historical Personages Related to them. Kathryn Brown, Sharon Davis, and Karen Johnson. History and themes of and personages related to Baha'u'llah's Tablets of the Baghdad period (1853-63), including a graphical chronology. [more]
    
    
35. Virgin Territories Opened by the Knights of Baha'u'llah 1953-1990, in The Baha'i World 1986-1992, XX (Haifa: Bahá'í World Centre, 1998-08-31). List of names and dates of pioneers and the NSAs responsible for opening territories. [more]