ZUM4868614: Aug. 08, 1953 - Holy Carpets on way to Mecca: The start of the journey of the Holy carpets from Abbasaiya, near Cairo, was recently attended by General Neguib. New carpets are made each year and sent to be placed on the tomb of” Al Kaaba” at Mecca. For the first time, the Holy carpets were carried in procession instead of going by camels as in previous years. The embroidery on the carpets is made of silver and gold thread / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4868901: Aug. 08, 1953 - Scots Guards Entertained in Le Tourquet - And Do A Bit Of Entertaining Them: The French strikes were forgotten recently, when the townsfolk of Le Touquet spared nothing to entertain a detachment of Scots Guards - the regiment which helped in the liberation of the resort in 1944 / Bridgeman Images