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Additional Commentary - Each of the 4 individuals pictured here will be described, starting from the left.

H.S.M. Taqí Manshadí - He is mentioned on p. vi. of The Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas, Vol. 1, as one of the translators of those Tablets. Might he also be the Siyyid Muhammad-Taqei Manshadí who was memorialized by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Memorials of the Faithful, pp. 54-57 and in Some Answered Questions, p. 271? (Today "Taki" would be transliterated as "Taqí".)

Mírzá Husayn-i-Isfaháni- Known as Mishkín-Qalam ("musk-scented pen") is the 15th Apostle of Bahá’u’lláh and the most celebrated calligrapher of the Bahá’í Faith. The calligraphic symbol of "The Greatest Name" which adorns most Bahá’í households is a reproduction of his original rendering. A brief biography of his life appears on pgs. 270-272 of Eminent Bahá’ís in the Time of Bahá’u’lláh.

Habíbu’lláh Shírází--[No information found as of this date.]

E.C. Getsinger--Dr. Edward Getsinger, the husband of Lua Getsinger, was in the first group of Western pilgrims to visit 'Abdu'l-Bahá on December 10, 1898. God Passes By, p. 257. He also made the original voice recording of the Master’s voice.

Dr. Edward C. & Lua Getsinger were guests of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst in the first pilgrimage group from America that arrived on 10 December 1898. Dr. Getsinger later published the album of photos. It is believed that he hired a local photographer in Haifa to take the photographs.


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