El Kaba, site of pilgrimage
Feb. 29 First pictures taken in El kaba the holiest place in the Mohammedan world: A view of E1 Kaba where thousands of pilgrims go to pray. This is the first and most holy place of the Moslems in all the world. To Kill the pigeons seen on the grounds, is forbidden in Mecca. This is the first of a series of pictures which have just been released in this country, which shows a comprehensive view of the wonderful progress of Arabia under the rules of its English ended ruler, the king of Hedjsz. The town of Jeddah now has a powerful wireless station which is worked by Arabian, a proof of its modernity, also the king has a powerful army
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13208653
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46958900
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5559px x 4451px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Keystone Pictures USA
