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King Faisal II and Prince Abdul-Ilah pictured with Iraqi students

His Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq and his Royal Highness Prince Abdul-Ilah, Regent of Iraq, entertain forty Iraqi students attending schools in the United States under the International Educational Exchange Service. Prince Abdul-Ilah is pictured in the front row on the left and King Faisal II is three people to his right. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."

King Faisal II visiting the California Institute of Technology's observatory

His Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq visits the California Institute of Technology's observatory on Mount Palomar, where the 200-inch reflecting telescope is located. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."

King Faisal II and Prince Abdul-Ilah leaving the U. S. S. Oriskany

The officers and men stand at attention as his Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq, his Royal Highness Prince Abdul-Ilah, Regent of Iraq, and their party leave the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Oriskany. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."