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Several followers of the Mevlevi Order of Sufism, a branch of Islam, also known as Whirling Dervishes, perform during a Sama ceremony in order to practice dhikr, or remembrance of God.

On June 6, 1917, the San Salvador volcano erupted in El Salvador. One day later, the British Royal Engineers detonated nineteen deep mines at the Battle of Messines, destroying the German ridge defenses and leading them to believe it was an…

An employee of the Saluki Manufacturing Corporation, a go-kart manufacturing firm located in Cisne, welds materials for new vehicles.

An exterior view shows the Saluki Manufacturing Corporation building in Cisne.

In a letter on Treasury Department stationery, Salmon P. Chase writes B.B. French offering him the use of his confidential clerk who will go places for French.

Lyrics written in stereotypical 19th century African American dialect. Depict life on plantation while master is gone including singer's affection for woman named Sally. "Sung by 'Buckleys' Serenaders'"

Sarah "Sally" W. Davis, a daughter of Judge David Davis, poses for a portrait in profile.