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Image Not Available for In expectation of the caliph (successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual head of Islam), the people line the streets of the city.
In expectation of the caliph (successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual head of Islam), the people line the streets of the city.
Image Not Available for In expectation of the caliph (successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual head of Islam), the people line the streets of the city.

In expectation of the caliph (successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual head of Islam), the people line the streets of the city.

Creator Transatlantic Photos
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 17.9 x 24.3 cm (7 1/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
  • Photographs
Object number2002/9339
LocationNot currently on display

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Transatlantic Photos
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