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Background imageForty Collection: Detail from the mosque in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevseh

Detail from the mosque in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevseh
Decorative detail from the mosque in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Background imageForty Collection: Entry of Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey

Entry of Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey
The second courtyard of the Haji Bektash Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Background imageForty Collection: The main door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum

The main door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum
The threshold of the dervish monestry is called the sky threshold, a spiritual journey within oneself begins with this exoteric door. Date: 2012

Background imageForty Collection: The six point star diagram on the Fountain of the Three in H

The six point star diagram on the Fountain of the Three in H
The six point star diagram, Star of David or Solomon, on the Fountain of the Three (Uclar Cemsesi), as Irene Melikoff, a great scholar of the Bektashi who the Bektashi accepted

Background imageForty Collection: Detail of the door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir T

Detail of the door of Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey Date: 2012

Background imageForty Collection: Fountain

Fountain
" The fountain of the Three (Ucler Cesmesi) in the first courtyard of the Haji Bektash Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. It was built by Haji Feyzullah Baba who was the head of the dervish monastry in

Background imageForty Collection: Post from Bektashi Meydan

Post from Bektashi Meydan
" In the meydan (" sacred space" ) of the Bektashi Sufi order are 12 " posts" ( Turkish meaning usually a skin, normally a sheepskin)

Background imageForty Collection: The door of Balim Sultan Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in

The door of Balim Sultan Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in
Decorative detail from the tomb of Balim Sultan Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Background imageForty Collection: The second door of Balim Sultan Tomb

The second door of Balim Sultan Tomb
" The second door of Balim Sultans Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehit Turkey. Balim Sultan is known amongst the Bektashi as the second founder of the order (Turkish Pir Thani)

Background imageForty Collection: Grave Stone of a Bektashi Baba s

Grave Stone of a Bektashi Baba s
Tomb of a great Dedebaba or a Baba on the right approaching the entrance of Balim Sultan Tomb. Date: 2012

Background imageForty Collection: The tree in front of Balim Sultan Tomb

The tree in front of Balim Sultan Tomb
Outside the door of the Balim Sultan Tomb, there is a black mulberry tree said to have been thrown as a burning brand from Horosan by Ahmet Yesevi, which determined where Haji Bektash was to go

Background imageForty Collection: The Graveyard next to Balim Sultan Tomb

The Graveyard next to Balim Sultan Tomb
Bektashi graveyard next to Balim Sultans Tomb in Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey. Date: 2012

Background imageForty Collection: Balim Sultan Tomb Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turke

Balim Sultan Tomb Haji Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turke
" Balim Sultan is known amongst the Bektashi as the second founder of the order (Turkish Pir Thani). The present-day initiation service of a Bektashi is sometimes called " The Method of

Background imageForty Collection: Door of Haci Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey

Door of Haci Bektash Veli Museum in Nevsehir Turkey
The main entrance of the Meydan of The Forty (Kirklar Meydani) and the tomb of Haji Bektash. Under this threshold is the staff of Uways-l Karani. Date: 2012

Background imageForty Collection: Hz. Alis Handwriting in Haji Bektash Veli Museum

Hz. Alis Handwriting in Haji Bektash Veli Museum
In the Meydan of the Forty (Kirklar Meydani), Secde sura of the Koran written in Kufic script on gazelle skin by Caliph Ali. Date: 2012

Background imageForty Collection: Book cover design, Through the Air

Book cover design, Through the Air: a Narrative of Forty Years Experience as an Aeronaut, by John Wise, Philadelphia: To-day Printing & Pub. Co, 1873. Showing a balloon over the sea. 1873

Background imageForty Collection: The champion trotting stallion Smuggler owned by H. S. Russel

The champion trotting stallion Smuggler owned by H. S. Russel
The champion trotting stallion Smuggler owned by H.S. Russell, Milton Mass.: By Blanco, dam by Herods Tuckahoe. On the back stretch in the third heat Coming Away

Background imageForty Collection: Panoramic view taken from The Tower of the Forty Martyrs, Ra

Panoramic view taken from The Tower of the Forty Martyrs, Ramleh, Holy Land, (i.e. Ramlah, Israel). Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageForty Collection: The Tower of the Forty Martyrs, Nebi-Samuel, Holy Land, (i. e

The Tower of the Forty Martyrs, Nebi-Samuel, Holy Land, (i. e
The Tower of the Forty Martyrs, Nebi-Samuel, Holy Land, (i.e. Israel). Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageForty Collection: Mrs. Caudill and her daughter in their dugout, Pie Town, New

Mrs. Caudill and her daughter in their dugout, Pie Town, New Mexico. The Caudills have one of the few radios in their neighborhood

Background imageForty Collection: Man sleeping

Man sleeping
A nap by the sea at Borstahusen, Landskrona, Sweden, 1967 Date: 1967

Background imageForty Collection: Israel - Ramla - Tower of the 40 martyrs

Israel - Ramla - Tower of the 40 martyrs
The Tower of Ramla, Israel. Also known as the White Tower, this interesting survival was built in the 13th century. It served as the minaret of the White Mosque (al-Masjid al-Abyad)

Background imageForty Collection: Israel - Ramla

Israel - Ramla
Scenes from Ramla, Israel (at this time part of the Ottoman Empire) - featuring Reinharts Hotel, a panoramic view of the town and the The Tower of Ramla

Background imageForty Collection: 49th Street Rail Station, Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY

49th Street Rail Station, Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY
49th Street Rail Station, Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. Date: 1908

Background imageForty Collection: Oscar Asche as Abu Hasan in Chu Chin Chow

Oscar Asche as Abu Hasan in Chu Chin Chow
Mr Oscar Asche in the lead role of Abu Hasan in Chu Chin Chow - a musical comedy based on the story of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves he wrote, produced and also directed! Date: circa 1919

Background imageForty Collection: The Queen drives through rain to the House of Lords

The Queen drives through rain to the House of Lords
The Queen takes the ceremonial drive by carriage to Westminster for the Opening of the 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom

Background imageForty Collection: Two Officers of the Highland Infantry

Two Officers of the Highland Infantry
Two officers of the Highland Infantry with their swords. On the left is a member of the 76th Regiment of Foot, in the act of fronting; on the right is a member of the 42nd Regiment of Foot

Background imageForty Collection: Beauty Contest 1929

Beauty Contest 1929
The forty-four contestants in the Miss World competition at Galveston, Texas. Date: 1929

Background imageForty Collection: Dr Tanner Fasting 1880

Dr Tanner Fasting 1880
Dr Tanner of New York fasts for forty days as a scientific experiment. Date: 1880

Background imageForty Collection: Forty Warm Winks

Forty Warm Winks
Bonzo, the canine cartoon character created by George Studdy and hugely popular during the 1920s, is pictured getting closer and closer to the fire and on drowsing off

Background imageForty Collection: Nelsons arrival in Goldfield

Nelsons arrival in Goldfield, Nervada, Battling Nelson vs Joe Gans, Boxing, Gans dropped Nelson repeatedly during the bout, but could not knock him out

Background imageForty Collection: Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 July

Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 July
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 13-18 July. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Background imageForty Collection: Tableau for Trente & Quarante

Tableau for Trente & Quarante
A description of the playing board and full rules for the populare French game of Trente & Quarante favoured by gamers at the Monte Carlo casinos and in Nice

Background imageForty Collection: Railway Sleeper - Aberystwyth Station

Railway Sleeper - Aberystwyth Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh shepherd takes forty winks leaning up against his crook, sitting on a wooden crate at Aberystwyth Station, his trusty Collie sheepdog at his feet

Background imageForty Collection: A scene inside a cafe

A scene inside a cafe
Flo: I say, do you believe that awful story about Doris? Elsie: Of course I do- which one? An illustration of two ladies catching up with the gossip inside a cafe

Background imageForty Collection: Spring! By A. E. Bestall

Spring! By A. E. Bestall
A scene of a winter sunset showing an elderly gentleman walking with his granddaughter across a snow covered field. A sprightly fairy is trying to tug the gentleman back

Background imageForty Collection: Dress And Fashion Note For Skiiers, by A. E. Bestall

Dress And Fashion Note For Skiiers, by A. E. Bestall
Fashion ideas for the first time skiier. Alfred Bestall (1892-1986) is best-known as the artist who drew Rupert Bear for thirty years

Background imageForty Collection: A scene on a bus, by A. E. Bestall

A scene on a bus, by A. E. Bestall
Precocious Boy: Mother, aint we ever going to get out of this damded bus? Mother: Hush, child! How many more times am I to tel you not to use that word

Background imageForty Collection: A childs bathtime. By A. E. Bestall

A childs bathtime. By A. E. Bestall
Child (hearing knock at the door): If you come in, Uncle, you must excuse me being all pink! A bathtime scene depicting a mother bathing her young daughter

Background imageForty Collection: A bathtime scene, by A. E. Bestall

A bathtime scene, by A. E. Bestall
Small Girl (owner of the teddy bear), after careful inspection of herself after her bath: You know, mummy, God must be magic, Hes made me without a single seam

Background imageForty Collection: Superstition. By A. E. Bestall

Superstition. By A. E. Bestall
A humorous cartoon showing a young woman driving her uncle through the countyside. She is reassuring her passenger about how safe and experienced she is, not concentrating on the road sign ahead

Background imageForty Collection: The entrance to a captured German dug-out

The entrance to a captured German dug-out
The staircase and entrance to a German dug-out captured by the British army during the Somme offensive in July 1916. Such shelters were often highly elaborate

Background imageForty Collection: An Afghan guard passing through the desert during the Afghan

An Afghan guard passing through the desert during the Afghan
The Afghan revolt: rebellion of the Shinwari tribe. An Afghan guard on the photographers car passing through the Bandits Hills

Background imageForty Collection: Passengers on board an Emigrant Ship, 1884

Passengers on board an Emigrant Ship, 1884
Scene showing passengers on the deck of an emigrant ship just prior to its departure from Britain, 1884. The passengers include babies, small children, wealthy people and a preacher

Background imageForty Collection: Hms intrepid on an Iceberg, Baffin Bay

Hms intrepid on an Iceberg, Baffin Bay
HMS Intrepid, an Arctic exploration vessel, having been driven forty feet up an iceberg, Baffin Bay, 1851. The Intrepid, under the command of Lt. J.B

Background imageForty Collection: Miss Gabrielle Ray

Miss Gabrielle Ray
Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), British stage actress brushing her hair and wearing pyjamas. Ray was a star of the Gaiety Theatre and was adored by fans for her beauty and dancing

Background imageForty Collection: Braille Library

Braille Library
Reserve Braille library stock in the Paris, France headquarters, from which books are shipped in six languages to forty countries

Background imageForty Collection: Louisa Fairbrother / 1845

Louisa Fairbrother / 1845
LOUISA FAIRBROTHER Actress and dancer in the role of Aladdin in The Forty Thieves



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