"King Solomon's Heir Scorns Public Assistance"
Lord of twelve millions. Haile Selassie, First Elect of God, King of Kings of Ethiopia, takes off his spectacles for the photographer. His eyes mix gentleness and fire. His hands are those of an artist.
P. A. -Reuter Features Ltd.
Danish and Swedish Royal Family Members Attend "Hamlet" Performance
"Danish and Swedish Royal Family Members Attend "Hamlet" Performance by the Old Vic Company at Elsinore"
The OLDVIC Company performed "Hamlet" at Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, the original setting of the famous Shakespeare Play - before an audience w...
Keystone Press Agency Ltd.
Hedigalle Pannatissa Nayaka Thero Meets the President of India
Rev. Hedigalle Pannatissa Nayaka thero, the Chief Sanghanayaka of India, the Chief Monk of the Sanchi Viharaya, India and Agrasravaka Maha Viharaya, Colombo, visited Zail Singh, the President of India at Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi. A 2000-year...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Haile Selassie, Speaking in New Delhi
A reception was held by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, President of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, in honour of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia in New Delhi on November 8.
Photo shows His Imperial Majesty speaking ...
Press Information Bureau India
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(His wife) by Bernard Buffet
Bernard Buffet
Coup D'etat in Ethiopia
Confused reports from Ethiopia state that a coup d'etat has been carried out and that Crown Prince Asfa Wassen, aged 44, backed by the Army, has seized power. The Emperor Haile Selassie is at present on a State visit to Brazil but is reported to b...
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.
"Desertification Means Famine"
Desertification Means Famine. Food aid came too late for two of the three children of this Ethiopian mother; days after this photo was taken they died. According to UNEP each year 21 million hectares of once productive land is rendered useless for...
United Nations Environment Programme