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SACRED CARPET STARTS ON ITS WAY TO MECCA

Sacred Carpet Starts On Its Way To Mecca (1938)

A sacred carpet is carried on a Moslem pilgrimage...

HOLY CARPET LEAVES CAIRO FOR MECCA

Holy Carpet Leaves Cairo For Mecca (1946)

A carpet is paraded in Egypt before being taken on a...

MOSLEM PILGRIMS BACK FROM MECCA

Moslem Pilgrims Back From Mecca (1947)

Muslim pilgrims return home from Mecca to Egypt via the Suez...

PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA

Pilgrimage To Mecca (1946)

Moslem pilgrims leave Palestine for Mecca, by ship and plane.

THE PROCESSION OF THE SACRED CARPET

The Procession Of The Sacred Carpet (1926)

King Fuad watches a traditional procession in Cairo.

PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA

Pilgrimage To Mecca (1949)

Packed ship of pilgrims waving, people at the port waving goodbye.

MODERN DANCE HALL MATERIAL

Modern Dance Hall Material (1964)

Young people dance and listen to a band - Dave Clark Five - in a...

 

 

ISLAM PILGRIMS MEET AT MECCA

Islam Pilgrims Meet At Mecca (1954)

Begum Aga Khan is among those present at Moslem religious ceremony...

HOLY CARPET LEAVES EGYPT FOR MECCA

Holy Carpet Leaves Egypt For Mecca (1946)

The ceremony of El Mahmal involves parading the Holy Carpet...

SAUDI ARABIA, AND FRENCH LIDO SHOW

Saudi Arabia, And French Lido Show (1970)

Colour items about Saudi Arabia, and a Lido Show in Paris,...

WORLD AT YOUR ELBOW

World At Your Elbow (1947)

Pope gives New Year blessing, a pit is sunk in Scotland and pilgrims return...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 14

Would You Believe It? No. 14 (1934)

Huge mural takes shape in Manchester, a one-boy bus and a robot...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL PREPARATIONS FOR CORONATION MEDALS, AIR DISASTER IN SCOTLAND,...

News In A Nutshell Preparations For Coronation Medals, Air Disaster In Scotland,... (1937)

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